| dc.contributor | Latin America Office | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Latin America and the Caribbean | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-30T21:58:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-30T21:58:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/34931 | |
| dc.description | This report intends to be an initial attempt to provide member states and decision makers with an overview of existing and on-going regional, national, and local efforts in the LAC region, that contribute to the adoption of measures to prevent, reduce, and control marine litter and plastic pollution. The specific objectives of the report are: i. Identify on-going or existing regulatory mechanisms, programmes and strategies to prevent marine litter and plastic waste in the LAC region. ii. Identify international and regional policy frameworks, and existing mechanisms and opportunities to reinforce regional coordination and cooperation to address marine litter and plastic pollution. iii. Facilitate the exchange of information, knowledge, and best practices among governments and relevant stakeholders. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean#:~:text=The%20XXII%20Meeting%20of%20the,to%20achieve%20the%20Sustainable%20Development | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.language | Spanish | |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | MARINE POLLUTION | en_US |
| dc.subject | MARINE LITTER | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS | en_US |
| dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | en_US |
| dc.subject | LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | en_US |
| dc.subject | WASTE MANAGEMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | CIRCULAR ECONOMY | en_US |
| dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | PURCHASING | en_US |
| dc.title | Policies, Regulations and Strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean to Prevent Marine Litter and Plastic Waste: Information Report to the XXII LAC Forum of Ministers of Environment UNEP – Latin America and the Caribbean Office | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Políticas, regulaciones y estrategias en América Latina y el Caribe para prevenir la basura marina y los residuos plásticos:
Informe para el XXII Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe PNUMA: Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en_US |
| wd.topics | Chemicals and Pollution Action | en_US |
| wd.topics | Environmental Governance | en_US |
| wd.topics | Nature Action | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 45 pages | en_US |
| wd.identifier.mettingsession | XXII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1-2 February 2021 | en_US |
