Politics Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/category/politics-en/ Eine weitere WordPress-Website Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:35:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-oeoo-logo-unterzeile-blau-1-32x32.jpg Politics Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/category/politics-en/ 32 32 How Do You Pitch In? https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/how-do-you-pitch-in/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/how-do-you-pitch-in/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:08:00 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/04/27/how-do-you-pitch-in/ http://montereybay.noaa.gov/research/currsymp2014/welcome.html Sanctuary Currents 2014 Marine Debris: How Do You Pitch In? General Information and Program By now we are all familiar with our collective role in polluting the planet, the ocean included. It is a rare trip to the beach or tide pools, even here in the beautiful Monterey Bay, that doesn't involve the discovery of marine debris in some form, be it a beer can, a bottle cap, or an increasingly ubiquitous cigarette butt. But we are also critical for the many potential solutions; solutions ranging from the relatively small-scale beach clean-up to much larger scale bans on plastic bags. The annual Sanctuary Currents Symposium provides an exciting opportunity to bring scientists, managers, students and members of the public together to address the most important issues of the day with respect to the Monterey Bay and beyond, and this year we are taking on marine debris. Please join us for a morning of lively discussions about the many scales of problems and solutions, ranging from the small plastic nurdles to a state-size garbage patch, from the deep sea to the intertidal, from local policies to the international arena. Discussions will occur around plenary sessions featuring internationally-recognized scientists, a research poster session, and exhibitry throughout the day.

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]]> http://montereybay.noaa.gov/research/currsymp2014/welcome.html Sanctuary Currents 2014 Marine Debris: How Do You Pitch In? General Information and Program By now we are all familiar with our collective role in polluting the planet, the ocean included. It is a rare trip to the beach or tide pools, even here in the beautiful Monterey Bay, that doesn't involve the discovery of marine debris in some form, be it a beer can, a bottle cap, or an increasingly ubiquitous cigarette butt. But we are also critical for the many potential solutions; solutions ranging from the relatively small-scale beach clean-up to much larger scale bans on plastic bags. The annual Sanctuary Currents Symposium provides an exciting opportunity to bring scientists, managers, students and members of the public together to address the most important issues of the day with respect to the Monterey Bay and beyond, and this year we are taking on marine debris. Please join us for a morning of lively discussions about the many scales of problems and solutions, ranging from the small plastic nurdles to a state-size garbage patch, from the deep sea to the intertidal, from local policies to the international arena. Discussions will occur around plenary sessions featuring internationally-recognized scientists, a research poster session, and exhibitry throughout the day.

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/how-do-you-pitch-in/feed/ 0 Request for information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/request-for-information-on-the-impacts-of-marine-debris-on-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity-and-habitats/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/request-for-information-on-the-impacts-of-marine-debris-on-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity-and-habitats/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:05:56 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/04/27/request-for-information-on-the-impacts-of-marine-debris-on-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity-and-habitats/ http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2014/ntf-2014-042-marine-en.pdf Ref.: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JA/JMQ/83342 20 March 2014 N O T I F I C A T I O N Request for information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats Dear Madam/Sir, In response to decision XI/18, I am writing to request information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats. In paragraph 26 of decision XI/18 A, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requested the Executive Secretary to invite Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, including the Convention on Migratory Species, to submit information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats, and to compile and synthesize submissions by Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, along with additional scientific and technical information. The compilation/synthesis of submissions will be submitted for consideration by a meeting of the Subsidiary Body prior to the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Pursuant to the above request, I am pleased to invite you to submit information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats.

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]]> http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2014/ntf-2014-042-marine-en.pdf Ref.: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JA/JMQ/83342 20 March 2014 N O T I F I C A T I O N Request for information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats Dear Madam/Sir, In response to decision XI/18, I am writing to request information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats. In paragraph 26 of decision XI/18 A, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requested the Executive Secretary to invite Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, including the Convention on Migratory Species, to submit information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats, and to compile and synthesize submissions by Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, along with additional scientific and technical information. The compilation/synthesis of submissions will be submitted for consideration by a meeting of the Subsidiary Body prior to the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Pursuant to the above request, I am pleased to invite you to submit information on the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity and habitats.

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/request-for-information-on-the-impacts-of-marine-debris-on-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity-and-habitats/feed/ 0 Joint Statement on the European Parliament’s draft report on plastic carrier bags https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/joint-statement-on-the-european-parliaments-draft-report-on-plastic-carrier-bags/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/joint-statement-on-the-european-parliaments-draft-report-on-plastic-carrier-bags/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:53:16 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/04/26/joint-statement-on-the-european-parliaments-draft-report-on-plastic-carrier-bags/ http://www.seas-at-risk.org/news_n2.php?page=658 Joint Statement on the European Parliament?s draft report on plastic carrier bags Brussels, March 10th 2014 - Seas at Risk is joining with a number of other organisations to issue a joint statement to alert MEPs on the Environment Committee to specific issues they have identified with the Draft ENVI Report and ongoing negotiations within the ENVI committee. The above organisations insist on the importance of waste prevention to reduce marine litter in line with the Rio+20 §163 declaration, the Waste Hierarchy as outlined in the Waste Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) objectives. An ambitious 80% reduction target to be achieved at least within two years after the entry into force of the Directive leading to an eventual ban by 2020 at least, applicable to all single-use carrier bags with no exemptions is essential to ensure an effective reduction in the use of single use carrier bags. http://www.seas-at-risk.org/pdfs/Joint%20Statement%20of%2021%20environmental%20%20consumer%20organisations%20on%20Plastic%20bags_100314.pdf

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]]> http://www.seas-at-risk.org/news_n2.php?page=658 Joint Statement on the European Parliament?s draft report on plastic carrier bags Brussels, March 10th 2014 - Seas at Risk is joining with a number of other organisations to issue a joint statement to alert MEPs on the Environment Committee to specific issues they have identified with the Draft ENVI Report and ongoing negotiations within the ENVI committee. The above organisations insist on the importance of waste prevention to reduce marine litter in line with the Rio+20 §163 declaration, the Waste Hierarchy as outlined in the Waste Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) objectives. An ambitious 80% reduction target to be achieved at least within two years after the entry into force of the Directive leading to an eventual ban by 2020 at least, applicable to all single-use carrier bags with no exemptions is essential to ensure an effective reduction in the use of single use carrier bags. http://www.seas-at-risk.org/pdfs/Joint%20Statement%20of%2021%20environmental%20%20consumer%20organisations%20on%20Plastic%20bags_100314.pdf

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/joint-statement-on-the-european-parliaments-draft-report-on-plastic-carrier-bags/feed/ 0 MEPs vote to scrap wasteful single-use plastic bags https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/meps-vote-to-scrap-wasteful-single-use-plastic-bags/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/meps-vote-to-scrap-wasteful-single-use-plastic-bags/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:51:22 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/04/26/meps-vote-to-scrap-wasteful-single-use-plastic-bags/ http://www.seas-at-risk.org/news_n2.php?page=667 MEPs vote to scrap wasteful single-use plastic bags Brussels, 16th April 2014 - Seas At Risk welcomes today?s vote by the European Parliament that will enable member states to ban plastic bags and that sets a strong target of 80% reduction in usage within five years. This is a good first step towards preventing these damaging and wasteful items from entering our seas. The promotion of biodegradable bags, however will damage the overall effectiveness of the measure in tackling marine litter. Public support for strong action at EU level is high - the Commission?s public consultation in 2011 had over 15000 citizens responding, with 71% agreed that a ban on single use plastics was desirable.

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]]> http://www.seas-at-risk.org/news_n2.php?page=667 MEPs vote to scrap wasteful single-use plastic bags Brussels, 16th April 2014 - Seas At Risk welcomes today?s vote by the European Parliament that will enable member states to ban plastic bags and that sets a strong target of 80% reduction in usage within five years. This is a good first step towards preventing these damaging and wasteful items from entering our seas. The promotion of biodegradable bags, however will damage the overall effectiveness of the measure in tackling marine litter. Public support for strong action at EU level is high - the Commission?s public consultation in 2011 had over 15000 citizens responding, with 71% agreed that a ban on single use plastics was desirable.

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/meps-vote-to-scrap-wasteful-single-use-plastic-bags/feed/ 0 MEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/meps-clamp-down-on-wasteful-use-of-plastic-carrier-bags/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en/2014-en/2014/meps-clamp-down-on-wasteful-use-of-plastic-carrier-bags/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:50:03 +0000 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/2014/04/26/meps-clamp-down-on-wasteful-use-of-plastic-carrier-bags/ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140411IPR43461/html/MEPs-clamp-down-on-wasteful-use-of-plastic-carrier-bags MEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags PLENARY SESSION Press release - Environment ? 16-04-2014 - 13:14 EU countries would have to reduce the use of the most common and most polluting plastic bags by at at least 80% by 2019, under draft rules backed by Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs recommend using taxes and levies, marketing restrictions or bans. Plastic carrier bag litter is a major environmental problem, known to pollute water bodies and aquatic eco-systems in particular. "MEPs have today voted to significantly strengthen draft EU rules aimed at reducing plastic bag use and waste, notably to include obligatory European reduction targets and a requirement that plastic bags come at a cost. As front-running countries have demonstrated, dramatically reducing the consumption of these disposable bags is easily achievable with coherent policy. Swiftly phasing out these bags is a readily implementable solution to the pervasive problem of plastic waste in the environment," said lead MEP Margrete Auken (Greens/EFA, DK), whose report was approved by 539 votes to 51, with 72 abstentions. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140411IPR43461/pdf

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]]> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140411IPR43461/html/MEPs-clamp-down-on-wasteful-use-of-plastic-carrier-bags MEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags PLENARY SESSION Press release - Environment ? 16-04-2014 - 13:14 EU countries would have to reduce the use of the most common and most polluting plastic bags by at at least 80% by 2019, under draft rules backed by Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs recommend using taxes and levies, marketing restrictions or bans. Plastic carrier bag litter is a major environmental problem, known to pollute water bodies and aquatic eco-systems in particular. "MEPs have today voted to significantly strengthen draft EU rules aimed at reducing plastic bag use and waste, notably to include obligatory European reduction targets and a requirement that plastic bags come at a cost. As front-running countries have demonstrated, dramatically reducing the consumption of these disposable bags is easily achievable with coherent policy. Swiftly phasing out these bags is a readily implementable solution to the pervasive problem of plastic waste in the environment," said lead MEP Margrete Auken (Greens/EFA, DK), whose report was approved by 539 votes to 51, with 72 abstentions. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140411IPR43461/pdf

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