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oapen-20.500.12657-608282024-03-27T14:15:06Z The African Marine Litter Outlook Maes, Thomas Preston-Whyte, Fiona Africa Plastic and microplastic marine pollution Marine debris in Africa Impacts of marine litter Blue economy in Africa Marine litter sources Natural environment, people and economies thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNH Waste management thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere::RBKC Oceanography (seas and oceans) thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa. The context of the African continent and future projections form a backdrop on which the scientific knowledge is built. This scientific knowledge incorporates quantities, distributions, and pathways of litter into the marine environment, highlighting where the impacts of marine litter are most felt in Africa. These impacts have widespread effects, with ecological, social, economic, and human health repercussions. While containing detailed scientific information, this book provides a sound knowledge base for policymakers, NGOs and the broader public. 2023-01-20T16:54:23Z 2023-01-20T16:54:23Z 2023 book ONIX_20230120_9783031086267_36 9783031086267 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60828 eng application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-08626-7.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-08626-7 Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7 10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 cb6739fb-47ff-4b31-b442-f559ef33dd68 9783031086267 Springer International Publishing 224 Cham [...] open access
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This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa. The context of the African continent and future projections form a backdrop on which the scientific knowledge is built. This scientific knowledge incorporates quantities, distributions, and pathways of litter into the marine environment, highlighting where the impacts of marine litter are most felt in Africa. These impacts have widespread effects, with ecological, social, economic, and human health repercussions. While containing detailed scientific information, this book provides a sound knowledge base for policymakers, NGOs and the broader public.
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