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 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...

Muli is one of the 9 inhabited islands in Meemu atoll in the central Maldives. Like almost all island of Maldives, the Muli island is also vulnerable to environmental and economic development variables such as waste management, rising sea level, coastal erosion, pollution/depletion of groundwater. Traditionally, food waste is generally disposed to the shoreline while other organic waste was burnt...

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...

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...

The National Plastics Plan outlines actions and key milestones to reduce Australia’s plastics problem. Its goals are to: Reduce plastic waste and increase recycling rates Find alternatives to the plastics we don’t need Reduce the amount of plastics impacting our environment. To achieve this it will: Phase out the most problematic plastics Work to make our beaches and oceans free of plastic Bring...

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...

During the UN Ocean Conference in New York (5-9 June) the German Government made the following commitment related to marine litter: 'Implementation of Ten-point Plan of Action for Marine Conservation and Sustainable Fisheries of the German Development Co-operation in which one field of action is the reduction of land-based marine littering.'