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 Costa Rica, 2) available information about the national, subnational, and to a smaller extent, international policy landscape guiding government approaches to the plastic pollution problem in Costa Rica, and 3) what, if any, information exists about the effectiveness of these policy approaches. Schachter, J., and R...

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 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...

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

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...