The UN Environment Programme consultation workshop, 15-16 February 2018, Paris

The UN Environment Programme convened a first expert consultation workshop on 15-16 February 2018 in its Paris office, for the GEF Marine Plastics Project.
26 Jun 2018

Bringing together plastics and marine experts, the workshop examined marine plastics information and the source of marine plastics, including problematic products and polymers; key actors, sources and sectors; legal and policy frameworks at national and subnational levels; and global governance frameworks, among others. The group also discussed marine plastics value chain mapping, and identification of hotspots and key intervention points along the value chain following a life cycle approach.