From 6 to 9 June 2022, UNEP will host the in-person/hybrid segment of the First Global Meeting of National Focal Points for the Montevideo Programme V, at the United Nations Office at Nairobi. This segment follows the first part of the First Global Meeting of National Focal Points, which was held online in June 2021. Within this context, the
The Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter (RAPMaLi) for the Wider Caribbean Region was originally developed in 2007 to promote problem solving at the national and local levels, recognizing that unique regional characteristics should inform innovative solutions to the problem of marine litter. The RAPMaLi action plan has since been implemented through selected pilot projects in Guyana, Barbados and Saint Lucia.
The densely populated coastline, fisheries, extensive tourism and maritime traffic, including the riverine inputs, have contributed to a continuous increase in marine litter over past decades (e.g. Santos, Friedrich and Barretto; Galgani et al. 2014; Rech et al. 2014; Unger and Harrison 2016). According to the International Coastal Cleanup Report (Ocean Conservancy 2017), cigarette butts are the most common item found at sea (see also Munari et al.
