Statement draft decision on marine litter on behalf of NGOs.

dc.contributor	Governance Affairs Office	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Imogen Ingram	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-10T12:07:55Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-10T12:07:55Z
dc.date.issued	24/06/2012
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/13954
dc.description	We welcome this resolution because we believe that immediate action has to be taken and we call on governments to raise awareness on this issue, especially in coastal countries and Small Island Developing States. There is growing concern about the threat that microplastics poses to marine animal life. Strategic action on plastics is important because they make up at least 60% or marine debris. Changes in the composition of plastics and reduction in land-based sources of debris would do much to reduce this threat.	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://www.unep.org/civil-society	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.title	Statement draft decision on marine litter on behalf of NGOs.	en_US
dc.type	Statement/Declaration	en_US
wd.meeting.name	UNEA - 2	en_US
wd.identifier.collection	Meeting Documents	en_US