Overview of activities of regional seas programmes on marine litter

The United States has a number of marine litter and debris activities.

About 12 million was spent in the Republic of Korea during 2003 on issues related to marine litter.

Assessment of gaps and needs related to marine litter in selected regions and development of activities aimed at improving the situation.

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A wide range of marine litter related instruments already exist and actions are being taken at the global and regional levels.

In the NOWPAP region therefore the marine litter activity is presently at the development stage, with the aim of initiating work in 2005.

It also puts significant emphasis on the development of solutions on the basis of international and inter agency cooperation within the framework of a broader marine litter initiative.

The Programme for the Assessment and Control of Pollution in the Mediterranean Region (MED POL), the marine pollution assessment and control component of the Mediterranean Action Plan Barcelona Convention, recently prepared an assessment of the situation related to coastal litter in the Mediterranean.

Regardless of the structure of any coordinated action taken, a large number of potential actions to strengthen marine litter related efforts have been identified by various expert organizations that were consulted during the compilation of the UNEP feasibility study, including, inter alia