As the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) recognized the urgency to address marine plastic litter from ships, an Action Plan was adopted at its seventy-third session (resolution MEPC.310(73)). To contribute to an ambitious plan to reduce marine litter, in particular ‘Abandoned/Lost/Discarded Fishing Gear’ (ALDFG), the Netherlands submitted an Information Paper to IMO PPR 9: … [continue reading]
Waste Free Rivers Webinar
It’s with pleasure we invite you to our online event on June 24th! Waste Free Rivers: challenges and solutions! Mark your calendars and be sure to join us to fight one of the biggest problems in our seas and oceans: marine litter. Background For a long period of time people thought that our seas and … [continue reading]