{"id":50570,"date":"2023-07-03T16:49:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commissionoceanindien.org\/?p=50570"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T11:13:48","slug":"prevention-reduction-and-control-of-marine-plastic-pollution-in-african-and-indian-ocean-developing-island-states-aiodis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commissionoceanindien.org\/en\/prevention-reduction-and-control-of-marine-plastic-pollution-in-african-and-indian-ocean-developing-island-states-aiodis\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevention, reduction and control of Marine Plastic Pollution in African and Indian Ocean developing island states (AIODIS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>his is a background study for prevention, reduction and control of marine plastic pollution in Africa Indian Ocean Developing Island States (AIODIS). The AIODIS included in the study are: Cape Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Seychelles. La R\u00e9union is a member of the AIODIS group, but is not included in the study. The study has a particular focus on development of sensitisation strategies and the role of the circular economy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"Part I<\/strong> summarises global and regional characteristics of marine plastic pollution (MPP). It describes the complexity of the MPP problem and the challenges facing governments, industries and consumers. It describes the scale of the problem, the nature of plastics, the structure of the plastics economy and global trade in plastics. It quantifies the impacts on economies and on the environment and on biodiversity. Part I sets out the problem of MPP in the context of international law, describes initiatives to build an international convention to prevent, reduce and control plastic waste, and briefly describes actions under two regional seas conventions.<\/p>\n

Part II<\/strong> addresses marine plastic pollution in AIODIS and builds on inputs from AIODIS stakeholders through Country Working Papers.<\/p>\n

Part III<\/strong> describes the range of approaches and initiatives to prevent, reduce and control marine plastic pollution, with specific reference to the circular economy, to building awareness and to the challenges in AIODIS and small\/ island economies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The report sets out and builds on several conclusions:<\/p>\n