From Pollution to Solution: A Global Assessment of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution - Synthesis

United Nations Environment Programme

From Pollution to Solution: A Global Assessment of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution - Synthesis

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Ecosystems Division
dc.contributor.organization	Science Division
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-19T16:37:52Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-19T16:37:52Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.description	Key Findings: 1. Marine litter, including plastics and microplastics, has grown drastically and is projected to more than double by 2030. 2. Marine litter and plastics are a grave threat to all marine life and are influencing the climate. 3. Human health and well-being are also at risk. 4. The hidden costs of plastics for the global economy. 5. Marine litter and plastics are threat multipliers. 6. Half of marine litter and plastics comes from uncontrolled waste streams on land. 7. Movement and accumulation of litter and plastics occurs over decades. 8. Advances in technologies and growing citizen science activities are improving detection, but consistency of measurements remains a challenge. 9. Plastic recycling rates are less than 10 per cent and plastics-related greenhouse gas emissions are significant, but solutions are emerging. 10.Progress is being made at all levels, with a potential global instrument in sight.	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-807-3881-0
dc.identifier.other	DEP/2379/NA
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36965
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	French
dc.language	Russian
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Arabic
dc.page.number	44 pages
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	marine pollution
dc.subject	plastic waste
dc.subject	marine environment
dc.subject	greenhouse gas
dc.subject	recycling
dc.subject	citizen science
dc.subject	environmental aspect
dc.subject	environmental monitoring
dc.subject	chemical
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.title	From Pollution to Solution: A Global Assessment of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution - Synthesis	en
dc.title.alternative	De la pollution à la solution: Une évaluation mondiale des déchets marins et de la pollution plastique - Synthèse	fr
dc.title.alternative	Проблема загрязнения и ее решение: Глобальная оценка загрязнения морской среды мусором и пластмассами - Сводный доклад	ru
dc.title.alternative	从污染到解决: 全球海洋垃圾和塑料污染评估 - 综述	zh
dc.type	Technical report