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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2015Author
Boteler, Benjamin
Abhold, Katrina
Oosterhuis, Frans
Fernandez, Pedro
Hadzhiyska, Dariya
Pavlova, Denitza
Veiga, Joana Mira
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13pp.
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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, .....
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www.cleansea -project.euPublisher
Ecologic Institute for CleanSea ProjectBerlin, Germany
Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.1Best Practice Type
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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-198Collections