A new publication of UN Environment/MAP - SCP/RAC intends to inspire and provide practical indications to implement marine litter solutions in the Mediterranean region.
During the last Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (April-May 2017, Genève), it was officially approved by the Plenary that the Regional Centers of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions can officially work on the issue of marine plastic waste and microplastics. The Regional Centers from now can consistently report their activities on the issue to the next COP which will take place in 2019
La lata flota entre las olas y acaba varada en la playa. Se une a una bolsa de plástico, un trozo de poliestireno y muchos otros objetos que ocupan un espacio que no debería ser el suyo. Los residuos marinos son una realidad, una verdadera amenaza para todos los ecosistemas marinos y la biodiversidad. Son auténticas plagas y maltratan numerosas especies marinas, así como su hábitat.
The SCP/RAC, as a regional center of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, has promoted and leads an informal working group on EDCs and POPs in plastics and microplastics in the marine environment.