ABOUT THE REGIONAL NODE

The East Asian Seas Regional Node of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML) is a regional marine litter knowledge management and networking hub of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA). The Regional Node was established by the resumed Twenty-fifth Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM 25) of COBSEA in 2022 to support the achievement of the COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP MALI). The web platform of the Regional Node provides access to marine litter knowledge, resources, good practices, data, networks and learning in the East Asian Seas region.

The Regional Node brings together resources and stakeholders in the region to promote evidence-based and collaborative action on marine litter and plastic pollution. It provides access to policies, frameworks, and knowledge products on marine litter, promotes the replication of good practices, bridges science and policy with access to a regional research and data, and strengthens learning, capacity building and partnerships. In the interim, functions of the Regional Node are carried out by the COBSEA Secretariat.

The GPML is a multi-stakeholder partnership that provides a global cooperation mechanism to prevent marine litter and microplastics, with the aim of sharing knowledge and experience and advancing solutions. Regional Nodes of the GPML create regional networks to address regional knowledge, capacity and networking needs and priorities, leveraging engagement across stakeholder groups and building on and providing linkages to the global-level framework provided by the GPML. The Regional Node is linked to the Global Digital Platform of the GPML.

About COBSEA

The Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) is a regional intergovernmental mechanism and one of 18 Regional Seas programmes. It is the decision-making body for the East Asian Seas Action Plan, bringing together nine countries – Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Viet Nam – in protection and sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment. COBSEA focuses on marine pollution, ecosystem-based marine and coastal planning and management, and ocean governance. The COBSEA Secretariat is hosted by Thailand in Bangkok and administered by the UNEP Ecosystems Division in Nairobi.

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Marine Litter References

Reference materials listed here contain several categories such as NOWPAP workshop proceedings, leaflets, sectoral guidelines for shipping, fishing and tourism, general information on marine litter including legal aspects, public education, marine litter monitoring and port reception ties.

Category

Title of the Reference

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Action Plan on and Regional  Overview of Marine Litter

Regional Overview on Marine Litter in NOWPAP Region (2011)

15,592KB

Regional Overview of Legal Aspects Related to NOWPAP Regional Action Plan On Marine Litter (2010)

8,655KB

Marine Litter in the Northwest Pacific Region(2008)

8,560KB

NOWPAP Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP MALI) (2008)

559KB

Regional Report on Sea-based Marine Litter in the NOWPAP Region (2008)

2,821KB

Marine Litter Management: The approach of Incheon City, Republic of Korea (2008)

2,936KB

Regional Overview on Legal Instruments, Institutional Arrangements and Programmes Related to Marine Litter (2007)

1,360KB

NOWPAP Workshops on Marine Litter

Proceedings of NOWPAP International Coastal Cleanup Workshops in 2011 and 2010

Hard copies upon request

Proceedings of NOWPAP International Coastal Cleanup Training Workshop (2008)

Hard copies upon request

2nd NOWPAP Workshop on Marine Litter, 28-29 March 2007, Toyama, Japan

Linked to CEARAC website

1st NOWPAP Workshop on Marine Litter, 8-9 June 2006, Incheon, Republic of Korea

13,302KB

1st International Workshop on Marine Litter, 14-15 November 2005, Toyama, Japan

39,313KB

NOWPAP Marine Litter Guidelines

Marine Litter Guidelines for Tourists and Tour Operators in Marine and Coastal Area (2011)

838KB

Report on Technologies and Research Outcomes on Marine Litter (2010)

3,558KB

Model Survey for Reduction of Marine Litter (2009)

1,642KB

Sectoral Guidelines for Fishing (2008)

中文(606KB)
한글(1,369KB)
English(1,300KB) 

Sectoral Guidelines for Commercial Shipping (2008)

中文(505KB)
한글(1,876KB) 
English(1,530KB)
Russian(321KB)

Sectoral Guidelines for Passenger Ships (2008)

中文(427KB) 
한글(1,272KB) 
English(945KB)
Russian(335KB)

Sectoral Guidelines for Recreational Activities (2008)

中文(450KB)
한글(1,413KB)
English(1,080KB)
Russian(336KB)

Guidelines for Improvement of Port Reception Facilities & Services (2007)

4,874KB

Guidelines for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Seabed of the NOWPAP Region (2007)

2,090KB

Guidelines for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches and Shorelines of the NOWPAP Region (2007)

中文(500KB)
日本語(650KB)
한글(350KB)
Russian(250KB)
English(1,864KB) 

MALITA Leaflets and brochures

Leaflets for Public Awareness of the Marine Litter Threat, in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean

1,697KB

Recycling of Plastic Marine Litter

963KB

What Can We do About Marine Litter?

1,100KB

Sea-based Marine Litter, Problem and Solution

1,843KB

Useful information and Best practices in other regions

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