RT null T1 Status of Research, Legal and Policy Efforts on Marine Plastics in ASEAN +3: A Gap Analysis at the Interface of Science, Law and Policy A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia, A1 National University of Singapore, A2 Lyons, Youna A2 Neo, Mei Lin A2 Lim, Amanda A2 Tay, Yuke Ling A2 Dang, Vu Hai K1 marine pollution K1 plastic K1 Southeast Asia K1 Brunei Darussalam K1 Cambodia K1 Indonesia K1 Lao People's Democratic Republic K1 Malaysia K1 Myanmar K1 Philippines K1 Singapore K1 Thailand K1 Viet Nam K1 China K1 Japan K1 Republic of Korea K1 international organization K1 environmental agreement K1 ocean dumping K1 dumping K1 waste K1 toxic substance K1 hazardous waste K1 environmentally hazardous substance K1 public-private partnership K1 civil society K1 marine scientific research K1 international law K1 recycling YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33383 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33383 NO The scope of this study is pollution from marine plastic in Southeast Asia and East Asia, with a focus on the 13 member states of ASEAN+3: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam (Vietnam), plus The People's Republic of China (China), Japan and The Republic of Korea (RO Korea). The objective is to provide a comprehensive review of the current knowledge and scientific research on pollution from marine plastics in ASEAN+3, as well as the approaches and work streams on this topic by international and regional intergovernmental bodies and initiatives that have a relevant mandate or scope in this sphere. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 24, 2026