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Business and Industry Intervention on Marine Debris

dc.contributorGovernance Affairs Officeen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.coverage.spatialGlobalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-12T06:59:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-12T06:59:55Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/14004
dc.descriptionBusiness and Industry Intervention on Marine Debris The business and industry major group thanks Norway for introducing this draft decision, and Norway’s emphasis on the need for science-based approaches to marine debris. Business recognizes the challenges to the health of the oceans posed by all forms of marine pollution, including plastics, and strongly believes that there is no place for marine litter of any kind in the oceans. It is essential, however, as recognized at Rio+20, for the global community to address all forms of marine pollution, and we are concerned that the draft decision singles out plastics over other forms of marine debris. Existing mechanisms cited in the draft decision address all forms of marine litter, recognizing that much of marine pollution result from inadequate approaches to waste management on land. In addition, we are concerned that the draft decision calls for a further study when the GESAMP study, which includes a focus on plastics issues, has yet to be completed. As one of the financial supporters of the GESAMP study, we encourage governments to consider and build on the outcomes of this study when deciding on future work in this area.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://staging.unep.org/civil-society/Portals/24105/documents/Civil%20Society%20prior%20to%20EoE/June21st/Cluster/Business%20and%20Industry%20Intervention%20on%20Marine%20Debris.pdfen_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.classificationHarmful substancesen_US
dc.titleBusiness and Industry Intervention on Marine Debrisen_US
dc.typeMeeting report/proceedingsen_US
dc.typeStatement/Declarationen_US
wd.identifier.collectionPublications and Documentsen_US


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