The report, which can be downloaded here, outlines the various sources of marine litter and the impact and assesses the current availability of data and identifies knowledge gaps for the main categories of sea-based sources of marine plastic litter. The Working Group was established by GESAMP. On the request of IMO, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The report stresses the urgent need to reduce marine litter. It outlines a number of...
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