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)