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WCC 2020 Res 019 - Activity Report

Submitted by erick.rosssalazar on Fri, 06/09/2023 - 22:43
General Information
Stopping the global plastic pollution crisis in marine environments by 2030
IUCN Constituent: 
MIGRAMAR
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2023
Geographic scope: 
Meso and South America
Country/Territory: 
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Panama
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Galapagos Conservation Trust
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Scientific/technical activities- None -
Scientific/technical activitiesTogether with Galapagos Conservation Trust, MigraMar is developing a microplastics monitoring program that will be applied during scientific expeditions in the CMAR region from 2023-2026On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
MigraMar and Galapagos Conservation Trust have developed a protocol to collect water samples in MPAs during scientific expeditions and have supplied MigraMar members with equipment necessary to collect samples.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Scientific/technical activitiesWater samples will be collected and sent for scientific analysis in an effort to try and map the spread of microplastics in the CMAR region