Submitted by
sousaj
on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 09:38
General Information
Resolution
46466
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
WWF-Australia ( Australia )
Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (East Africa) ( Kenya )
Wereld Natuur Fonds - Nederland ( The Netherlands )
Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & The Environment ( South Africa )
Wildlands Conservation Trust ( South Africa )
Coalition Clean Baltic ( Sweden )
Thailand Environmental Institute Foundation ( Thailand )
Western Indian Ocean Marine Sciences Association ( United Republic of Tanzania )
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ( Viet Nam )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
F917E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
SERF/University of Manitoba, UNEP, Swedish Postcode Foundation, Sida, Mava Fondation, Plastics Europe, Plastics SA, Searious Business, Glispa, SPREP, PRIF, APWC, NORAD, Gallifrey Foundation, PRIMAT foundation, AFD, Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health and Environment, ASEAN, BRS Conventions Coca-Cola Foundation, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Ever Green Labs, Indian Ocean Commission [...]
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
MARPLASTICCs Project: East and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia (Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam) – Project Ongoing
Achievements:
1. Successful review of current methodologies for measuring plastic leakage. Launch of publication, “Review of plastic footprint methodologies: laying the foundation for the development of a standardised plastic footprint measurement tool”
2. Finalisation and application of the IUCN-UNEP hotspot methodology in Vietnam and Thailand, and preparatory assessments for Kenya, Mozambique, and South Africa.
3. Launch of five circular economy demonstrations in the 5 target countries.
4. Production of five national legal and policy scoping reports.
5. Organising and contributing to 65 workshops and meetings to share knowledge and best practices related to plastic pollution.
6. Supporting the development of the Plastic Leak Project (PLP) tool for businesses.
PWFI Plastic Waste Free Island project in Pacific (Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa) and Caribbean (Saint Lucia, Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda) regions – Project ongoing
Achievements:
1. Hosted Pacific and Caribbean inception meetings for the project in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Saint Lucia, Grenada and Antigua & Barbuda with key stakeholders.
2. Engaged the Australian-based consultancy company Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC), and the Netherlands-based company Searious Business to deliver outputs in both regions
3. In the Caribbean Region, the project is being executed by IUCN’s Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (IUCN ORMACC), alongside the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), who is acting as regional implementing partner.
PWFI in Mediterranean (Menorca and Cyprus) – Project ongoing
Achievements:
1. Launched the projects and began work toward a detailed material flow analysis, which will provide information on leakage across tourism, fisheries and waste management sectors.
Achievements:
1. Successful review of current methodologies for measuring plastic leakage. Launch of publication, “Review of plastic footprint methodologies: laying the foundation for the development of a standardised plastic footprint measurement tool”
2. Finalisation and application of the IUCN-UNEP hotspot methodology in Vietnam and Thailand, and preparatory assessments for Kenya, Mozambique, and South Africa.
3. Launch of five circular economy demonstrations in the 5 target countries.
4. Production of five national legal and policy scoping reports.
5. Organising and contributing to 65 workshops and meetings to share knowledge and best practices related to plastic pollution.
6. Supporting the development of the Plastic Leak Project (PLP) tool for businesses.
PWFI Plastic Waste Free Island project in Pacific (Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa) and Caribbean (Saint Lucia, Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda) regions – Project ongoing
Achievements:
1. Hosted Pacific and Caribbean inception meetings for the project in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Saint Lucia, Grenada and Antigua & Barbuda with key stakeholders.
2. Engaged the Australian-based consultancy company Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC), and the Netherlands-based company Searious Business to deliver outputs in both regions
3. In the Caribbean Region, the project is being executed by IUCN’s Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (IUCN ORMACC), alongside the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), who is acting as regional implementing partner.
PWFI in Mediterranean (Menorca and Cyprus) – Project ongoing
Achievements:
1. Launched the projects and began work toward a detailed material flow analysis, which will provide information on leakage across tourism, fisheries and waste management sectors.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
None
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
Developing a tool that calculates per region financial impacts of plastic pollution. This tool needs to account for economic losses from shipping, tourism, fisheries, human health, ecosystem and biodiversity impacts, meaning the Total Cost of Plastic Pollution. This tool would give any regional organizations and national governments the capacity of monetize their losses due to plastic pollution.
Future actions that were to take place in early 2020 may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most projects will proceed as is deemed possible in each of the countries and there may be extensions to some projects.
Future actions that were to take place in early 2020 may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most projects will proceed as is deemed possible in each of the countries and there may be extensions to some projects.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced
Report status
Published