Events

The Training of Trainers on Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics held in Mombasa, Kenya was a joint programme between UN Environment, the Global Programme of Action (GPA), the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML), the Open University of the Netherlands, the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (FMFRI) and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA).

The Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), known as the Cartagena Convention, was ratified in 1986 to promote the protection and development of the marine environment in the WCR. Since then, it has been adopted by 26 countries.

The first session of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) in charge of advising member countries in the implementation of the Protocol on Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol) will take place in Aruba.

Register now for the first of our 2021 GPML Webinar Series, hosted by our Northwest Pacific (NOWPAP) Regional Node on, ‘Addressing Marine Litter in the Northwest Pacific Region’. The GPML will also present on the release of the proof of concept for the GPML Digital Platform Data Hub and next steps for Phase II. 29th March at 10AM (EAT) / 4PM (Seoul time)