

Search the SPREP Catalogue

27 result(s) found.

Sort by

Publication Year
Sort results by
Created
Sort results by
Updated
Sort results by

You searched for

Tags / Keywords plastic pollution
X

From pollution to solution - A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution

Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

This assessment provides the strongest scientific argument to date for the urgency of acting, and for collective action to protect and restore our oceans. The assessment details the impacts of marine litter and plastic pollution – from the population level to the sub-cellular – revealing previously unknown aspects of the effects of microplastics on physiology as well as their ecotoxicological effects on ecosystems, wildlife and humans. Drawing on a comprehensive synthesis of the latest findings about the sources, pathways and fate of marine litter and plastic pollution, the assessment highlights the pervasiveness of plastics and microplastics, from the deepest abyssal environments to the most remote oceanic islands, and the extreme pressure being exerted on the planet.

Tackling plastic pollution: Legislative guide for the regulations of single-use plastic products

Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Plastic products designed to be used only once before they are disposed of, termed 'single-use plastic products' are increasingly regulated by Governments concerned about the environmental social health or other impacts of plastic waste and pollution.

Pacific Regional Declaration on the Prevention of Marine Litter and Plastic pollution and its impact

Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

We, representatives of the people of the Pacific region and stewards of the world’s largest ocean, meeting at the Environment Ministers’ High-Level Talanoa, 10th September 2021, are deeply concerned about the impacts of plastics and microplastics pollution on our region and that the current patchwork of international legal instruments is not sufficient to prevent the acceleration of these impacts

Impacts of plastic pollution on freshwater aquatic, terrtestrial and avian migratory species in the Asia and the Pacific Region

Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Plastic pollution is widespread globally Plastic is inexpensive and widely available, meaning that is commonly used and often carelessly discarded. However, the characteristics of plastics, strong and durable, means that plastics discarded into the environment have the capacity to persist for decades or hundreds of years.

Advancing recycling technologies to address Australia's plastic waste

Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Australia intends to significant improve waste recovery for plastics. One mechanism to achieve that is through increased recycling, including the use of advanced recycling technologies.

State of the Environment and Conservation in the Pacific Islands: 2020 Regional Report: Indicator 12 - Marine Plastic Pollution

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Pacific data are limited, but existing data show high proportions of plastic in the waste stream (Table 29.1), as marine litter, and as microplastics present throughout Pacific marine ecosystems, including in the guts of fish and their prey (SPREP 2016, Markic et al. 2018). In a 2011 study, plastics formed 12% of the waste stream in Honiara (SPREP 2017).

Session 5: Turning the tide:- Preventing Plastic Pollution in Pacific Island Countries & Territories

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

The Environment Investigation Agency, WWF Pacific, Centre for International Environmental Law and Massey University will bring together panelists to discuss key gaps in current frameworks governing plastics and highlight the role Pacific islands states play as champions for a global Convention to combat plastic pollution, supporting action at global, regional and national levels. moderator Alfred Ralifo will challenge the panelists to consider ways to elevate the Pacific Islands perspective as champions in key international fora in 2021/2022.

www.sprep.org © 2021 - 2025. All rights reserved