UNEPNorthwest Pacific Action Plan
Dr. Jeung Sook PARKNOWPAP RCU
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A wide range ofEcological,
environmental and socio-economic impacts
Marine Litter- any persistent, manufactured and processed solid materials
Ingestion by and entanglement of marine lifeInterference with navigation Shipping accidents (loss of human life)Public health problemsGhost fishing
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Phase I Assessment of the regional situation
Phase II Preparation of the Regional Strategy (including a regional meeting of experts and national authorities)
Phase III Integration of the Regional Strategy into the Programmeof work of the respective RSP and implementation of theRegional Strategy at the national and regional level
Development and implementation of
the Regional Action Planfor Marine Litter
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Collect and review existing information/data
Organize regional meetings/workshops
Develop/implement monitoring programme
Develop strategies on integrated management
Formulate awareness/education campaigns and approach to the civil society
Develop sectoral guidelines
NOWPAP Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter
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NOWPAP ML Databasehttp://dinrac.nowpap.org/MALITA_Whatis.htm
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Collection and analysis of available data/information (based on national assessment)
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Regional Workshops and Meetings
NOWPAP RAP MALI
Meeting(late 2007)
1st Workshop and Working Meeting (Incheon, Korea, June 2006)
2nd Workshop and Working Meeting (Toyama, Japan, March 2007)
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ICC (Yamagata, Japan, September 2006)
International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)
Rizhao, China27-28 June, 2007
Busan, Korea28-29 September, 2007
Vladivostok, RussiaOctober, 2007
August 2005 May 2006September 2005
September 2006
September 2006
September 2005
Brochures/Leaflets
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Public awareness and education
Education and exhibition
Korea, August 2005
Korea, September 2006
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Regional Overviewon
Legal Instruments, Institutional
Arrangement and programmes on
marine litter (based on national
reports)
Monitoring Guidelines and Regional Overview
Seabed
Improvement of
Port Reception Facilities
and Service
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Shipping
Fisheries
Tourism
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A regional mechanism to deal with marine litter problem
Objectives
PREVENT ML input
MONITOR quantitiesand distribution of ML
REMOVE existing ML
Outcomes
Agreed list of activities
Timetable of RAP MALI
NOWPAP RAP-MALI Meeting (late 2007)