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AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Shahriar Hossain’s intervention at Item 5 National, regional and international response options, including action and innovative approaches, and voluntary and legally binding governance strategies and approaches
"We believe that our mind set should be changed and together we will achieve our common goal to #BEAT the PLASTIC POLLUTION at large". Shahriar Hossain (ESDO, Bangladesh) presented his combined st [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: David Azoulay’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
"It is therefore critical that we avoid repeating some of the discussions to revisit the need to consider the full life cycle of plastics, including, but not limited to, waste management processe [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Imogen Ingram’s intervention at Item 6 Environmental, social and economic costs and benefits of different response options
"We strongly support the reinforced call for prevention of plastic pollution as the primary focus of the outcomes recommended by the OEEG, to reduce environmental, social, and economic costs of p [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Imogen Ingram’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
"We believe that marine plastic pollution should be prevented, not simply cleaned up afterward. In that respect, discussions on marine litter and microplastics need to consider upstream solutions [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Lea Guerrero’s intervention at Item 6 Environmental, social and economic costs and benefits of different response options
"We believe we need to look at the impacts and costs of plastics from the wellhead to the ocean, and on health, biodiversity, climate, society and the economy at each stage. This includes looking [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Jane Patton’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
"In the realm of waste management, incineration, waste-to-energy, or plastic-to-fuel technologies are not acceptable ways of dealing with plastic waste and cannot be considered environmentally soun [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Christopher Chin’s Intervention at Item 5 National, regional and international response options, including action and innovative approaches, and voluntary and legally binding governance strategies
"a global framework will guide, inspire, and encourage effective national and regional action, keeping in mind that option 3 on the creation of a new global architecture also includes option 2 on i [...]
Outcome Document: first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics
"plastics of any kind should not be a part of the marine environment" Read the outcome document regarding the Preparatory Meeting of Major Groups and other Stakeholders, on the first meeting of [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Griffins Ochieng’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
..."the rise in investment in false solutions (e.g. plastic-to-fuel, chemical recycling) represents a major financial barrier undermining safe and sustainable full life cycle management of plastics [...]
AHOEEG on Marine Litter and Micro-plastics 2018: Chelsea Rochman’s intervention at Item 4 Barriers to combating marine litter and microplastics, including challenges related to resources in developing countries
"We want to stress that the way we make plastic products can form barriers to building a circular economy". Chelsea Rochman (Ocean Conservancy, Canada) presented her combined statement on behalf of [...]