In Namibia, as is the case with the rest of the world, efforts aimed at addressing the problem of marine litter and pollution are increasing as the risk continues to wreak havoc on the world's oceans and coastal areas (Shigwedha and Shikongo, 2021).

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Australia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Australia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Bering, J. and R...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Indonesia, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem Indonesia, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Wang, Y. and R. Karasik...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Kenya, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Kenya, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Griffin, M., and R. Karasik...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Malawi, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Malawi, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Griffin, M., and R...

This Policy Brief outlines: 1) the nature of the plastic pollution problem in Mexico, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Mexico, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches, Source: Griffin, M. and R. Karasik...

Nilandhoo is one of the 5 inhabited islands Faafu atoll in the southcentral area of Maldives. Similar to almost all island of Maldives, the island is vulnerable to environmental and economic development variables such as rising sea level, coastal erosion, pollution/depletion of groundwater and unmanaged waste. The existing IWRMC on the SE end of the island was developed by the Island Council. The...

The theme of the Eko Red project, a green company, is “The circular economy: reuse, reuse and recycle” given that we are a company focused on the design and operation of a sustainable model that allows us to recycle post-industrial products into the supply chain through a circular economy model that includes recyclers, warehouses and factories; enabling the reduction of environmental impacts and...

The European Union has set in motion various initiatives to combat plastic waste and pollution.