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Giovanni Marin

Post-doctoral Researcher, IRCrES-CNR
6 December 2017
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EfD Launches Marine Research Program

In 2018, EfD will launch a new collaborative research program called Policy Instruments for Sustainable management of oceans and marine resources. The two focus areas of the program will be effective management of fisheries and combating marine pollution, the latter with a specific focus on plastic waste.
June 2013

World in Transition: Governing the Marine Heritage

German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)
The focus of this paper World in Transition: Governing the Marine Heritage is on the rules governing the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, and above all on how we can ensure that these rules are implemented.
February 2018

Addressing Marine Plastics: A systemic approach – Stocktaking report

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This document provides a summary of the available literature on the key sources and locations of marine plastics. It also looks at what is currently being done to address the problem of marine plastics and summarises existing policy responses in order to lay the groundwork for future action.
April 2020

Addressing Marine Plastics: A roadmap to a circular economy

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environment Facility (GEF)
This publication identifies actions to reduce plastics leakage, with guidance on the stakeholders involved and the timescales. It aims to improve the circularity of the plastics value chain, along with minimising leakage, especially into marine environments.
26 June 2020
Online

IUCN Webinar: Dialogue on Marine Solutions in the Pacific

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
On 25 June 2020 at 16:00 (EDT), the International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN) is hosting a webinar on "Dialogue on Marine Solutions in the Pacific", as part of their "BEST-PANORAMA" series.
December 2019

Addressing Marine Plastics: A systemic approach – Recommendations for action

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This report identifies gaps to address marine plastics at each value chain stage and recommends actions to achieve a circular economy for plastics at the global level.
January 2020

The Marine Plastic Footprint : Towards a science-based metric for measuring marine plastic leakage and increasing the materiality and circularity of plastic

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
The approach discussed in this report focuses on inventorying plastic flows into the marine environment only. It does not look at plastic releases into the terrestrial environment, or any ecosystem or human health impacts that may result from marine plastic leakage.
29 April 2019
Online

UN Environment & Open University Course - MOOC on Marine Litter

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), The Open University
Starting on April 29 2019, UN Environment and Open University are offering a Massive Open Online Course on Marine Litter with a two-week Leadership Track and an eight-week Expert Track. The MOOC on marine litter strives to teach students through action-oriented learning how they can apply successful and inspiring activities to their own local context, regardless of their profession or location. The course will present different options and tools to combat marine pollution.
17 May 2017 to 19 May 2017
Partner Event

The Marine Environment and UN Sustainable Development Goal 14

The 41st Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy will convene under the theme, ‘The Marine Environment and UN Sustainable Development Goal 14'.

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