| Titre : | The Mediterranean : Mare Plasticum |
| Auteurs : | Julien Boucher, Auteur ; Guillaume Billard, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Ouvrage |
| Editeur : | Gland : UICN, 2020 |
| Format : | 63 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Mer Méditerranée ; zone méditerranéenne ; Pollution ; Plastique |
| Mots-clés: | Marine pollution ; Plastic ; Pollution |
| Résumé : | The main goal of this report is to fill knowledge gaps and contribute to the triggering of preventative and remedial actions in the countries bordering the Mediterranean basin A first step towards action is to identify and quantify the most critical types of plastics and plastic products discharged into the Mediterranean Sea The report refines the estimates of the quantity of plastic currently floating into the Mediterranean, based on a compilation of data from field studies and using the footprint methodology to estimate the yearly input of plastic into the Mediterranean Sea The report also assesses the efficiency of a series of actions currently undertaken around the Mediterranean basin and, coupled with the modelling of hotspots for priority action, recommends targeted priorities for the countries bordering the sea The analysis can serve as a tool to monitor the progress of current initiatives The report also highlights some of the challenges of modelling with existing data, where disparities can result across different modelling and sampling studies To improve both confidence in estimates of plastic waste and the application of systems- based thinking requires paying more attention to the mechanisms to collect, store and share the data required for such assessments The development and application of a common framework to harmonise procedures for plastics pollution monitoring is an important foundation if science-based decision-making on plastic pollution is to be mainstreamed globally |
| En ligne : | https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2020-030-En.pdf |



