RT Report
T1 Regional Report on Sea-based Marine Litter in the NOWPAP Region
A1 Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan, 
A2 Noh, Hyon-Jeong
A2 Kang, Seong-Gil
A2 Oh, Jeong-Hwan
K1 marine pollution
PB Northwest Pacific Action Plan Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre
SN 978-89-93604-11-5
YR 2009
FD 2009
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26200
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26200
NO This regional report, based on National Reports, was put together in order to provide background information for further works on sea-based marine litter issues, and to provide general information on the situation regarding sea-based marine litter in the NOWPAP region.
NO IntroductionMarine Litter From Sea-Based Sources in the NOWPAP Region2.1 What Are Marine Litter and Its Sea-Based Sources?2.2 Distribution of Sea-Based Marine Litter in the NOWPAP Member StatesPeople’s Republic of ChinaJapanRepublic of KoreaRussian FederationImpacts of Sea-Based Marine LitterMonitoring Programmes in the NOWPAP Region4.1 Monitoring Programmes of the NOWPAP Member States4.2 Floating Litter MonitoringLaw and Policies to Manage Sea-Based Marine Litter5.1 Laws and Regulations Related to Marine LitterPeople’s Republic of ChinaJapanRepublic of KoreaRussian Federation5.2 Policies and Systems to Manage Marine LitterPrevention of Illegal Discharge and Dumping From ShipsRemoval of Sea-Based Marine LitterPort Reception and Treatment FacilitiesPeople’s Republic of ChinaJapanRepublic of KoreaRussian FederationOutreach ProgrammesRecommendations
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026