Microplastics and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Carla Isobel Elliff; Maria Teresa Castilho Mansor; Rita Feodrippe; Alexander Turra

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39041-9_24

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Microplastics and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Carla Isobel Elliff, Maria Teresa Castilho Mansor, Rita Feodrippe, Alexander Turra

Summary

This paper explores how microplastic pollution intersects with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water), examining plastic marine debris as a threat to ocean health and biodiversity. Connecting microplastic pollution to international sustainability frameworks highlights the need for policy coordination, as ocean contamination undermines food security, ecosystem services, and human health goals simultaneously.

Study Type Environmental

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 is known as “life below water” and focuses on the ocean. Among other aspects, it regards all forms of pollution, including marine debris. Here we discuss how one specific type of marine debris is a...

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