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T1 Global Partnership on Waste Management Marine Litter (ML) Work Plan for 2012-2016
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Caribbean Environment Programme, 
YR 2011
FD 2011-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32689
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32689
NO The marine litter problem is global in scale and intergenerational in impact. Marine debris, ormarine litter, is defined to include any anthropogenic, manufactured, or processed solid material(regardless of size) discarded, disposed of, or abandoned that ends up in the marine environment.It includes, but is not limited to, plastics, metals, glass, concrete and other construction materials,paper and cardboard, polystyrene, rubber, rope, textiles, timber and hazardous materials, such asmunitions, asbestos and medical waste. In some instances, marine debris may also be a vesselfor dangerous pollutants that are eventually released into the marine environment. Marine littermay result from activities on land or at sea. Marine litter is a complex cultural and multisectoralproblem that exacts tremendous ecological, economic, and social costs around the globe.
NO https://www.unenvironment.org/cep/
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026