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Marine Plastic Pollution Prevention and Control Steps into a New Stage of Global Governance
Summary
This article analyzes the current state of global governance for marine plastic pollution, assessing the 2022 UN Resolution to End Plastic Pollution and ongoing international treaty negotiations against the scale of the problem. Effective international governance frameworks are essential to halting the flow of new plastic into oceans, where it fragments into the microplastics now detected throughout the marine food web and in human bodies.
Marine plastic pollution has emerged as a critical global environmental challenge, threatening marine ecosystems, biodiversity, and economic sustainability. Despite international efforts—such as the 2022 UN Resolution to End Plastic Pollution and ongoing...