Impacts of Marine Debris on Biodiversity: Current Status and Potential Solutions

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Impacts of Marine Debris on Biodiversity: Current Status and Potential 
Solutions

Publication Date: October 2012

Large quantities of debris can now be found in the most remote places of 
the ocean, and persist almost indefinitely in the environment. This 
represents a significant cause for concern, although much of this 
growing threat to biodiversity and human health is easily preventable 
with solutions readily available.

The global impacts of marine debris on biodiversity and the urgency of 
action to prevent and mitigate adverse impacts were recognized by the 
latest meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and 
Technological Advice to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This 
lead to the adoption of several recommendations addressing the impacts 
of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity (CBD SBSTTA 16 
Recommendation XVI/5), in line with the current efforts of Parties in 
achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets on marine and coastal biodiversity, 
in particular Targets 6, 8 and 11.

Download Publication: STAP CBD TS67 Debris-F WEB.pdf
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Impacts of Marine Debris on Biodiversity: Current Status and Potential Solutions