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Save the Oceans from Marine Plastic Litter: A Global Calling

Join us for a webinar on March 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM JST/10:00 AM GMT/5:00 AM CDT.

Abidjan Convention workshops

From March 2 to May 13, 2021, twice a week, always at 13:00 GMT

The Third Global Session, UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment was held 18 to 20 February 2021.

The GPML co-hosted a session on Managing Risk: Marine Litter and Microplastics Mitigation and Prevention.

Ocean Action for Sustainability – Building a global vision to tackle plastic pollution

An open high-level event hosted by the Government of Kenya and UNEP in the lead-up to UNEA

This event took place on 17 February, 2021.

The Third Global Session, UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment took place 18 to 20 February 2021.

Understanding the State of the Ocean: a Global Manual on Measuring SDG 14.1.1, SDG 14.2.1, SDG 14.5.1, and the GPML Digital Platform Phase 1 presentation

Watch the recording here. 

Join this webinar on "Building a Strategic Plan to Monitor and Assess Marine Litter: Lessons Learned” Date: Tuesday 9 February, 2021

The UK National Oceanography Centre (NOC), has launched a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Addressing Marine Ecosystems and Food Security. In this online course, you will journey to the Western Indian Ocean alongside experts at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre to learn how they measure and monitor the oceans in order to better protect them.

Ocean Heroes Network (cofounded by Captain Planet Foundation and Lonely Whale) is collaborating with Caribbean youth and NGOs to launch the first ever REGIONAL Ocean Heroes Bootcamp with the goal of engaging youth from across the Caribbean to develop campaigns for the health of our ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 

24-26 November 2020

SEA of Solutions is an annually occurring partnership event towards solving plastic pollution at source, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), through the SEA circular project supported by the Government of Sweden. This year’s SEA of Solutions 2020 will be organized in collaboration with the government of Viet Nam.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) — Global Environment Facility (GEF) Project “Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach” invites you to a virtual launch of the new report “Addressing Marine Plastics: A Roadmap to a Circular Economy.”

Watch the Mediterranean Regional Node's webinar on “The Impact of COVID-19 on the Increase of Plastic Waste in the Mediterranean" here.  

Speakers:

Daniela Tulone, Ph.D. Founder and President, ecoSurge, Italy

Dr. Eva Alessi Head, Sustainable Consumption and Natural Resources, WWF Italy

Francois Galgani, Project Manager, Ifremer, France

Request for expression of interest: A review of marine plastic litter in the WIO region

Join the next Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Marine Litter! The MOOC was developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Open Universiteit of the Netherlands, as a key activity of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML).

 The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) have conducted an extensive review of nearly 400 scientific publications on marine plastic pollution in 13 countries in South East and East Asia. The review includes a comprehensive report of published plastic pollution research, policies and initiatives in ASEAN+3 as well as a searchable database of research and a series of graphics. It is the first review and database of its kind for the region.