Submitted by
erick.rosssalazar
on Fri, 06/09/2023 - 22:43
General Information
Resolution
49158
IUCN Constituent
MIGRAMAR
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Meso and South America
Country/Territory
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Panama
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Galapagos Conservation Trust
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Status
_none
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Together with Galapagos Conservation Trust, MigraMar is developing a microplastics monitoring program that will be applied during scientific expeditions in the CMAR region from 2023-2026
Status
On-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/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Water samples will be collected and sent for scientific analysis in an effort to try and map the spread of microplastics in the CMAR region
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member