Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics

Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics

2021

The aim of this Vital Graphics publication is to provide an overview of the current global marine litter and plastic pollution challenge and its effect on the environment using graphic visualisations – each covering central topics of the challenge and related technical, scientific and policy perspectives. It covers the broad area of marine litter and plastic pollution, including production and consumption of plastic worldwide, chemical composition of plastic material, major sources of plastic leakage to the marine environment and impacts on ecosystems, human health and the economy
marine litter plastic waste vital graphics

Authors

Clever Mafuta, Elaine Baker, Ieva Rucevska, Kristina Thygesen, Lars Rosendahl Appelquist, Levi Westerveld, Maria Tsakona, Miles Macmillan-Lawler, Peter Harris, Petter Sevaldsen, Romain Langeard, Thomas Maes, Tina Schoolmeester, UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal

APA
UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal (2021). Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics. Naroribi and Arendal: UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal.
Chicago
UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal. Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics. Naroribi and Arendal: UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal, 2021.
Harvard
UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal, 2021. Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics. Naroribi and Arendal: UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal.
MLA
UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal. Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics. UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal, 2021, Naroribi and Arendal.
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Status
Completed
Vancouver
UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal. Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics. Naroribi and Arendal: UNEP, Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariats and GRID-Arendal; 2021 Oct 21.