With the booming development of information technology and the growing demand for
remote sensing data, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology has …

Abstract The17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations
Agenda 2030 constitute a global blueprint agenda and instrument for peace and prosperity …

The fate of mismanaged plastic waste released into oceans (ocean plastics) remains a topic
of debate, where the mass imbalance between the leakage and abundance in the world's …

Plastic pollution in water bodies is an unresolved environmental issue that damages all
aquatic environments, and causes economic and health problems. Accurate detection of …

The abundance of beach litter has been increasing globally during the last decades, and it is
an issue of global concern. A new survey strategy, based on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV …

Detection and identification of macroplastic debris in aquatic environments is crucial to
understand and counter the growing emergence and current developments in distribution …

In less than two decades, UASs (unmanned aerial systems) have revolutionized the field of
hydrology, bridging the gap between traditional satellite observations and ground-based …

Plastic pollution in coastal and marine areas is an ongoing environmental concern in the
world. Despite its growing concern worldwide, there is a knowledge gap in terms of its …

The threats posed by floating marine macro-litter (FMML) of anthropogenic origin to the
marine fauna, and marine ecosystems in general, are universally recognized. Dedicated …

This work analyses the cross-shore (80 m) and long-shore (200 m) spatial and size
distribution of macro-litter on coastal dunes, employing a mapping framework based on an …