75 datasets found

This report aims to describe the changes brought to the tourism sector by the pandemic, as well as opportunities, challenges, and recommended measures for mainstreaming...

The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past...

The present report examines new information and scientific perspectives on the open oceans that have emerged in the 5 year period since GESAMP first addressed this topic. Not...

The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past...

The scope of this study is pollution from marine plastic in Southeast Asia and East Asia, with a focus on the 13 member states of ASEAN+3: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,...

complement the Plastic Waste Analysis and Characterization Study conducted in Cebu City. The goal of the data collection for waste plastics and the city solid waste management...

This report describes the results of work performed under the abovementioned activity in 2017 and during biennium of 2018-2019, and follows findings indicated in previous POMRAC...

The purpose of this report is to complement supply with the demand in waste management services around the world, to provide stakeholders opportunities for projects partnerships...

This report provides a global overview of national regulatory frameworks adopted by 192 countries to control plastic bags, single-use plastics and microplastics pollution...

Marine habitats worldwide are contaminated with man-made debris. Plastic items consistently represent the major categories of marine debris by material type on a global basis....

This report takes stock of the extent of knowledge on plastics in the marine environment.1 It provides a highlevel summary of the available literature on the key sources and...

This report provides a comprehensive global mapping of plastic losses to the environment throughout the plastic value chain using 2015 as the reference year. This mapping covers...

To deliver a world without plastic pollution, industry and policymakers need to take urgent action to tackle the problem at its source. The Global Commitment unites more than...

This document provides an action-oriented strategy by identifying a core set of priority solutions to be implemented by targeted stakeholders from the whole plastics value...

This publication contains 16 technical annexes which were used in preparing the report on the state of the marine environment.

Single-use plastic bags (SUPBs) are one of the most consumed items globally and much debate has evolved around their environmental impact. However, their alternatives for...

The report is intended to provide a step-by-step approach to designing and implementing a programme for monitoring marine plastic litter, assuming no prior knowledge (Figure 1)....

The Sailing Towards a Plastic-Free Ocean project had two primary aims: (1) to conduct marine plastic pollution research, and (2) to educate the next generation of ocean leaders.

This booklet has been prepared in recognition of the benefits of plastic waste recycling, to introduce the existing and developing plastic recycling technologies with the...

Based on the literature review and action research in two selected Asian countries, Indonesia (Southeast Asia) and India (South Asia), this report identifies the urgency of...