We need to protect the marine environment from pollution and improve measures to reduce impacts by better process, methods, novel technology, and communication to support marine policy.
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In its recently-announced 25 year environmental plan, the UK government highlights the pollution of the world's oceans by plastics as a key environmental problem in need of urgent action. As the plan notes, "The UK ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Aberdeen
The project aims to develop a framework for identifying the benefits of international cooperation in reducing marine plastic pollution, which directly addresses the question of determining the socio-economic costs of plastic litter on marine wildlife, ecosystems, and maritime industries.
The presence and extent of plastic leaking into the environment is a system failure of monumental proportion that threatens the marine ecosystem and causes physical and chemical contamination at a global scale. It is est...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
The project focuses on reducing plastic leakage in the Southeast Asian region and implementing interventions to mitigate and reduce plastic pollution, which partially addresses the question of determining the socio-economic costs of plastic litter on marine wildlife, ecosystems, and maritime industries.
An estimated 5 million tonnes of plastic enters SE Asian waters each year, with much of this ending up in the coastal environment. The Philippines, with a population of 110 million, relies strongly on coastal tourism for...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: Bangor University
The project aims to map the transport of marine plastic litter and assess its impact on receptors, including industries such as fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism, which partially addresses the question of determining the socio-economic costs of plastic litter on marine wildlife, ecosystems, and maritime industries.