Microplastics in the environment: A DPSIR analysis with focus on the responses

MN Miranda, AMT Silva, MFR Pereira - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This review organizes key information about microplastic pollution through a DPSIR (driving
forces, pressures, states, impacts and responses) analysis, namely the current knowledge …

Microplastics: a review of policies and responses

DR Munhoz, P Harkes, N Beriot, J Larreta, OC Basurko - Microplastics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although (micro) plastic contamination is a worldwide concern, most scientific literature only
restates that issue rather than presenting strategies to cope with it. This critical review …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of ocean literacy: A new framework for the United Nations Ocean Decade and beyond

E McKinley, D Burdon, RJ Shellock - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
First introduced in the early 2000s, the concept of ocean literacy has evolved in recent years,
not least since its inclusion as a mechanism for change within the United Nations Ocean …

Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement

R Kelly, K Evans, K Alexander, S Bettiol… - Reviews in fish biology …, 2021 - Springer
Improved public understanding of the ocean and the importance of sustainable ocean use,
or ocean literacy, is essential for achieving global commitments to sustainable development …

[HTML][HTML] Riverine plastic pollution from fisheries: Insights from the Ganges River system

SE Nelms, EM Duncan, S Patel, R Badola… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear represents a substantial proportion of
global marine plastic pollution and can cause significant environmental and socio-economic …

Fostering ocean empathy through future scenarios

J Blythe, J Baird, N Bennett, G Dale, KL Nash… - People and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Empathy for nature is considered a prerequisite for sustainable interactions with the
biosphere. Yet to date, empirical research on how to stimulate empathy remains scarce …

Marine litter: A review of educative interventions

S Bettencourt, S Costa, S Caeiro - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine litter is claimed to be one of the most meaningful environmental crises of the century.
Education that supports behavior change is a tool to tackle this problem. However, there is a …

Towards a 2025 national ocean literacy strategy: Current status and future needs in primary education

C Freitas, A Bellgrove, P Venzo… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, ocean health has become critically compromised due to compounding negative
human impacts. Marine science education can play a key role in raising collective …

Addressing data gaps in marine litter distribution: Citizen science observation of plastics in coastal ecosystems by high-school students

AI Catarino, E Mahu, MI Severin, LK Akpetou… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Citizen Observation of Local Litter in coastal ECosysTems (COLLECT) project (2021-
2022) is a citizen science initiative, supported by the Partnership for Observation of the …

Impact of the citizen science project COLLECT on ocean literacy and well-being within a north/west African and south-east Asian context

MI Severin, LK Akpetou, P Annasawmy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plastic pollution is both a societal and environmental problem and citizen science has
shown to be a useful tool to engage both the public and professionals in addressing it …