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 …

Curbing the inexorable rising in marine litter: An overview

N Rangel-Buitrago, A Williams, MF Costa… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2020 - Elsevier
In response to a high number of manuscripts on the general topic of Marine Litter, and the
exponential growth in related papers in the literature, the Ocean & Coastal Management …

Assessment of national beach litter composition, sources, and management along the Indian coast-a citizen science approach

P Mishra, T Kaviarasan, M Sambandam… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the Pan-India beach litter density (items/m 2), weight (kg/m 2),
composition (%), and probable sources based on the citizen science approach. A total of 33 …

Marine litter in the central Atlantic coast of Morocco

MR Abelouah, M Ben-Haddad, AA Alla… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a quantitative and qualitative diagnosis of the current state of marine
litter along the northern coastline of Agadir, located on the central Atlantic coast of Morocco …

Spatial and temporal variations of litter at the Mediterranean beaches of Morocco mainly due to beach users

D Nachite, F Maziane, G Anfuso, AT Williams - Ocean & Coastal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Beach tourism represents a pillar of Morocco economy and must be preserved and
improved by enhancing beach attractiveness, eg by reducing beach littering. A preliminary …

Litter in coastal and marine environments

N Rangel-Buitrago, AT Williams, WJ Neal… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Litter is one of the most pervasive and fastest-growing anthropogenic alterations of the
World's coasts and oceans. Along with climate change, litter has been identified as one of …

The impact of anthropogenic litter on Colombia's central Caribbean beaches

N Rangel-Buitrago, A Velez-Mendoza, A Gracia… - Marine pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
A total of 7563 anthropogenic litter (AL) items, grouped into twelve different typologies, were
collected along 25 beaches located on the central Caribbean coast of Colombia. The …

Plastic pollution on Moroccan beaches: Toward baselines for large-scale assessment

B Mghili, S Hasni, M Ben-Haddad… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In Africa, Morocco is the 10th largest producer of plastic. The severity of this plastic
has attracted increasing amounts of attention in the Moroccan Atlantic and Mediterranean in …

[HTML][HTML] Beach pollution from marine litter: analysis with the DPSIR framework (driver, pressure, state, impact, response) in Tuscany, Italy

I Federigi, E Balestri, A Castelli, D De Battisti… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Beaches are affected by the accumulation of natural and anthropogenic material; however,
this environmental issue has not yet been explored from a One Health perspective. In this …

Leveraging multi-target strategies to address plastic pollution in the context of an already stressed ocean

J Jambeck, E Moss, B Dubey, Z Arifin, L Godfrey… - The Blue Compendium …, 2023 - Springer
The ocean is the ultimate sink for anthropogenic pollution. According to the HydroSHED
model, over 80% of the land mass on Earth is in a watershed that drains directly to the ocean …