Kleverlaan, Edward (2023) Guidance document on the country status assessment on sea-based marine plastic litter. p. 36.
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The GloLitter Partnerships project (GloLitter), funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aims to assist developing countries to prevent, reduce and control marine plastic litter (MPL) from the maritime transport and fisheries sectors. The main focus of GloLitter activities is at a country level where it is envisaged that the real actions need to be taken to prevent and reduce sea-based marine plastic litter (SBMPL). To this end, ten countries have been confirmed to participate as lead partnering countries (LPCs) and a further twenty countries have been confirmed to participate as partnering countries (PCs). LPCs will take lead roles in their respective regions to champion national actions to support the IMO Action Plan on Marine Litter and promote compliance with relevant FAO instruments, including the Voluntary Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gear, 2019 (VGMFG) as well as the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) voluntary guidelines. LPCs and PCs will work together, via a twinning working arrangement, to build regional support for GloLitter. In first instance, country-level activities will heavily involve LPCs to reform their legal, policy and institutional structures through country assessments and the development of national policies and action plans for reduction of SBMPL. This development requires close working relationships between the maritime administration, port authorities, fisheries authorities and environmental authorities to agree to the developed policies, strategies and action plans. While the activities will be coordinated by IMO, the main work will be implemented by the LPC National Task Force (NTF) under the oversight of the National Focal Point (NFP) and facilitated by a national consultant per LPC. To support these activities, GloLitter will equip participating countries with tools such as guidance documents, templates, training materials and strategies as the main resources to help implement their legal, policy and institutional reforms (LPIR) at national levels. This Guidance Document focuses on how to prepare a detailed Country Status Assessment on MPL with specific reference to the maritime and fisheries sectors. This Guidance Document also includes an overview of the international legislative frameworks that prevent and reduce SBMPL from ships and wastes as defined by MARPOL Annex V and the London Convention/ Protocol (LC/LP), as well as the relevant FAO codes and guidelines.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | International Maritime Organization (IMO), FAO, Marine Plastic Litter (MPL), Developing Countries, SBMPL, National Focal Point (NFP), National Task Force (NTF), Responsible Fisheries |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2025 10:15 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2025 10:15 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21874 |
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