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    Policy brief: Best practice examples of existing economic policy instruments and potential new economic policy instruments to reduce marine litter and eliminate barriers to GES. D. 4.13.

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    Date
    2015
    Author
    Boteler, Benjamin
    Abhold, Katrina
    Oosterhuis, Frans
    Fernandez, Pedro
    Hadzhiyska, Dariya
    Pavlova, Denitza
    Veiga, Joana Mira
    Status
    Published
    Pages
    13pp.
    
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    Abstract
    Marine litter is a complex problem and recognised as a major and growing environmental concern (UNEP, 2009). It threatens marine ecosystems and biodiversity (e.g. through ingestion or entanglement by marine species) and ultimately risks human well- being by damaging socioeconomic activities (e.g. losses to fishing or clean up costs) and posing health risks (e.g. ingestion of plastics through the food chain) (EEA, 2015). Marine litter originates from div erse and various, sources both land and sea -based, and the types of items which end up in the world’s seas and oceans are both varying and numerous (UNEP, 2009). Those often identified include plastic caps and lids, bottles, plastic bags, hygiene products, food containers, fishing nets, and cigarette butts (Interwies et al. 2013). These items can be found in great quantities on the ocean floor, in the water column, floating at sea, .....
    Resource URL
    www.cleansea -project.eu
    Publisher
    Ecologic Institute for CleanSea Project
    Berlin, Germany
    Document Language
    en
    Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
    14.1
    Best Practice Type
    Best Practice
    Guide
    Citation
    Boteler, B.; Abhold, K.; Oosterhuis, F.; Fernandez, P.; Hadzhiyska, D; Pavlova, D. and Veiga . J,M, (2015) Policy brief: Best practice examples of existing economic policy instruments and potential new economic policy instruments to reduce marine litter and eliminate barriers to GES. D. 4.13. Berlin, Germany, Ecologic Institute for CleanSea Project, 13pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-198
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11329/639
    http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-198
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