Publicación: A FRAMEWORK FOR SELECTING AND DESIGNING POLICIES TO REDUCE MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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2020
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
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THE POLLUTING OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS WITH PLASTICS IS BOTH A GLOBAL AND A LOCAL PROBLEM WITH POTENTIALLY SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR WILDLIFE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND HUMAN HEALTH. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT ORIGINATES IN COUNTRIES-INABILITY TO ADEQUATELY MANAGE THE GROWING FLOW OF WASTE. WE USE AN IMPACT PATHWAY FRAMEWORK TO TRACE THE FLOW OF PLASTICS THROUGH THE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM AND IDENTIFY THE ROLE OF SPECIFIC POLICY INSTRUMENTS IN ACHIEVING BEHAVIORAL CHANGES TO REDUCE MARINE PLASTIC WASTE. WE PRODUCE A TOOLBOX FOR FINDING A POLICY THAT IS SUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. WE USE THE IMPACT PATHWAY AND TOOLBOX TO MAKE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT REFLECT THE REALITY IN EACH OF THE SELECTED COUNTRIES.
