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).

In Ghana, plastics litter large swathes of the five hundred kilometre coastline and impacts marine spaces. Estimates for Ghana’s contribution to global marine debris range from approximately 92,000 to 260,000 metric tons every year, or one to three percent of the global total. Putting Ghana’s score on the Ocean Health Index at a rapidly declining 59 in 2019 and ranked 188 out of 221 exclusive...

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 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 Maldives, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Maldives, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Source: Karasik, R. 2022. “...

This phase-out plan is a national initiative to phase-out the production, import and consumption of certain single-use plastics in the Maldives and promote the use of sustainable alternatives, in the effort to protect human health and the vulnerable marine environment of the country. In addition, by using strategic awareness and educational campaigns, the aim of this plan is to reduce the...

This campaign aims to clean 10 million miles of beach by 2030, aligning with Surfers Against Sewage 10 year ambition of ending plastic pollution on UK beaches by 2030. They tackle the issue of plastics in the ocean at every level, from asking individuals to reduce their plastic consumption to lobbying the government for changes to legislation. The campaign mobilised around 150 thousand volunteers...

With the Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean (the Plan), the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) was the first Regional Seas Programme and Convention to develop legally binding measures to prevent and reduce the adverse effects of marine litter on marine and coastal environments. Adopted in 2013, the entry into force of the Plan coincided with the update of national...

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) is the Pacific Regional Centre for the Joint Implementation of the Basel and Waigani Conventions. The objective of the Waigani Convention, adopted in 2001, is to reduce and eliminate transboundary movements of hazardous and radioactive wastes, minimize the production of hazardous and toxic wastes in the Pacific region, and...