Managing Marine Litter: Exploring the Evolving Role of International and European Law in Confronting a Persistent Environmental Problem
The contamination of the world's oceans by human garbage, especially plastics, ranks among those environmental problems whose resolution appears remote, despite the considerable public attention paid to the 'Great Garbage Patch' in the Pacific, 'plastic soup', and the like....
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e263615c70e249059b1b63bbf56e6b38 2023-05-15T17:38:24+02:00 Managing Marine Litter: Exploring the Evolving Role of International and European Law in Confronting a Persistent Environmental Problem Arie Trouwborst 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/e263615c70e249059b1b63bbf56e6b38 EN eng Ubiquity Press http://www.merkourios.org/index.php/mj/article/view/26 https://doaj.org/toc/0927-460X 0927-460X https://doaj.org/article/e263615c70e249059b1b63bbf56e6b38 Merkourios, Vol 27, Iss 73, Pp 04-18 (2011) Marine litter Plastic pollution International Environmental Law OSPAR Convention Marine Strategy Framework Directive Law K Law of Europe KJ-KKZ article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T14:39:26Z The contamination of the world's oceans by human garbage, especially plastics, ranks among those environmental problems whose resolution appears remote, despite the considerable public attention paid to the 'Great Garbage Patch' in the Pacific, 'plastic soup', and the like. This 'marine litter' (or 'marine debris') problem is characterized by diffuse sources and an array of adverse environmental impacts, including entanglement of and ingestion by albatrosses, fulmars, turtles, seals and a variety of other marine wildlife. This article explores the evolving role of international law in the efforts to manage marine litter, including recent developments involving the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) and the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific |
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The contamination of the world's oceans by human garbage, especially plastics, ranks among those environmental problems whose resolution appears remote, despite the considerable public attention paid to the 'Great Garbage Patch' in the Pacific, 'plastic soup', and the like. This 'marine litter' (or 'marine debris') problem is characterized by diffuse sources and an array of adverse environmental impacts, including entanglement of and ingestion by albatrosses, fulmars, turtles, seals and a variety of other marine wildlife. This article explores the evolving role of international law in the efforts to manage marine litter, including recent developments involving the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) and the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). |
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Managing Marine Litter: Exploring the Evolving Role of International and European Law in Confronting a Persistent Environmental Problem |
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Managing Marine Litter: Exploring the Evolving Role of International and European Law in Confronting a Persistent Environmental Problem |
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Managing Marine Litter: Exploring the Evolving Role of International and European Law in Confronting a Persistent Environmental Problem |
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Managing Marine Litter: Exploring the Evolving Role of International and European Law in Confronting a Persistent Environmental Problem |
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Managing Marine Litter: Exploring the Evolving Role of International and European Law in Confronting a Persistent Environmental Problem |
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managing marine litter: exploring the evolving role of international and european law in confronting a persistent environmental problem |
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