03037nam 22006253 450 991063538810332120230317084551.03-031-08626-0(CKB)5680000000295214(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/96210(MiAaPQ)EBC7158308(Au-PeEL)EBL7158308(OCoLC)1356727829(EXLCZ)99568000000029521420230317d2023 uy 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe African Marine Litter Outlook1st ed.Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,2023.©2023.1 electronic resource (224 p.)3-031-08625-2 This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa. The context of the African continent and future projections form a backdrop on which the scientific knowledge is built. This scientific knowledge incorporates quantities, distributions, and pathways of litter into the marine environment, highlighting where the impacts of marine litter are most felt in Africa. These impacts have widespread effects, with ecological, social, economic, and human health repercussions. While containing detailed scientific information, this book provides a sound knowledge base for policymakers, NGOs and the broader public.Pollution & threats to the environmentbicsscWaste managementbicsscHydrology & the hydrospherebicsscEconomicsbicsscOceanography (seas)bicsscSustainabilitybicsscAfricaPlastic and microplastic marine pollutionMarine debris in AfricaImpacts of marine litterBlue economy in AfricaMarine litter sourcesNatural environment, people and economiesPollution & threats to the environmentWaste managementHydrology & the hydrosphereEconomicsOceanography (seas)SustainabilityMaes Thomas1313294Preston-Whyte Fiona1338385MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910635388103321The African Marine Litter Outlook3058285UNINA