A Human Rights-Based Approach to Preventing Plastic Pollution - SEA Circular Issue Brief

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorCoordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia
dc.contributor.organizationAsia & Pacific Office
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-29T12:04:38Z
dc.date.available2022-08-29T12:04:38Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThis brief examines the links between human rights, environmental protection and marine plastic pollution in the East Asian Seas region. It highlights the impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystems, health, livelihoods and vulnerable communities, and promotes a human rights-based approach founded on equality, participation, inclusion, transparency and accountability. The document outlines measures such as impact assessment and stakeholder engagement, and reviews international frameworks that support equitable and effective action to prevent plastic pollution and strengthen environmental governance.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.sea-circular.org/
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40520
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number4 p.
dc.relation.ispartofSEA Circular Project
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectpollution control
dc.subjecthuman rights
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.titleA Human Rights-Based Approach to Preventing Plastic Pollution - SEA Circular Issue Briefen
dc.typePolicy brief

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