Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Subject "MARINE POLLUTION"
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Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) - Fact Sheet July 2016
(2016-07)Factsheet for the Pollution sub-programme -
Circular solutions for plastic pollution: An Ecosystem Business Model for Small Communities and a Renewed Sense of Value towards Plastic
This good practice case study is part of a series of knowledge products developed by the SEA circular project to showcase exemplary market-based solutions that bring about transformational changes in the way plastic is ... -
Circular Solutions for Plastic Pollution: Community-based Plastic Credit Solution – A Holistic Attempt to Make Coastlines Plastic-free
(2022-09)Plastic waste contributes to 80 per cent of the litter found on Cambodia’s beaches and is significantly impacting marine ecosystems and local communities, which do not have a lasting solution to deal with the daily reality ... -
Creating A Marine Protected Area Network in the Wider Caribbean
(2021)The ecosystem of the Caribbean has evolved over millions of years of geological and biological processes that have shaped the islands and marine environments of the region. These processes have created diverse and complex ... -
Do you have what it takes to be a Marine Debris Detective? - Join the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative in the Quad Cities!
(2021)Up to 80% of marine plastic originates on land, and rivers are a major route for litter to travel to the ocean. You can be part of the solution to combat plastic pollution along the Mississippi River by helping to collect ... -
Integrated Solid Waste Management Good Practices to Prevent Plastic Marine Litter in the East Asian Seas Region: Mersing Islands, Malaysia -Community-based Waste Management - COBSEA Case Study Series
(2023-08)With support from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) piloted an integrated waste management system in the Mersing Islands in Malaysia, in partnership ... -
Integrated Solid Waste Management Good Practices to Prevent Plastic Marine Litter in the East Asian Seas Region: Untia, Makassar, Indonesia - Community-based Waste Management - COBSEA Case Study Series
(2023-08)With support from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) piloted an integrated waste management system in Untia, Indonesia, in partnership with the World ... -
Join the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative
(2021)Be a part of the solution to combat plastic pollution along the Mississippi River by helping to collect data on marine litter. -
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The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative: Clean River, Clean Seas
(2020)The Mayors of the Mississippi River, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, National Geographic Society and the University of Georgia, launch an initiative to combat plastic pollution along one of ... -
Plastics and Microplastics - Factsheet July 2015
(2015)Plastics have become a valuable commodity and an important part of everyday life, more so that global plastic production has increased from 5 million tons in the 1950’s to over 250 million tons in 2006 [7].But the high ... -
Plastics, Marine Litter, and Climate in the Pacific Region
(2021)Global plastics production is a significant contributor to climate change impacts in the Pacific Islands region. Ninety-nine percent of plastics come from fossil fuels, and plastics production is estimated to produce >400 ... -
Policy Options to Eliminate Additional Marine Plastic Litter By 2050 Under the G20 Osaka Blue Ocean Vision: An International Resource Panel Think Piece [Factsheet]
(2021)Plastic litter entering the ocean is increasing, the impacts of plastic pollution on marine and coastal ecosystems are worsening, and our increasing understanding of the negative impacts of plastic pollution on human health ... -
Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea (PROMAR) - Factsheet
(2021)The project will support countries in addressing the pervasive nature of plastic litter and solid waste management, either directly or indirectly, via programmes aimed at creating the policy, legislative and institutional ... -
Protocol concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol)
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A Safe(r) Circular Economy for Plastics in the Pacific Region
(2021)Plastics pollution, including marine litter, is a global social, economic, and environmental emergency requiring urgent attention. Plastics are produced from fossil fuels, and once released into the environment, they never ... -
UNEP Reports 2021: a Summary
(2022-02)