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Global assessment of innovative solutions to tackle marine litter

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  • Nikoleta Bellou

    (Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon)

  • Chiara Gambardella

    (CNR IAS—National Research Council, Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment)

  • Konstantinos Karantzalos

    (National Technical University of Athens)

  • João Gama Monteiro

    (Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI))

  • João Canning-Clode

    (Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI)
    Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

  • Stephanie Kemna

    (Maritime Robotics AS)

  • Camilo A. Arrieta-Giron

    (Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon)

  • Carsten Lemmen

    (Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon)

Abstract

Marine litter is one of the most relevant pollution problems that our oceans are facing today. Marine litter in our oceans is a major threat to a sustainable planet. Here, we provide a comprehensive analysis of cutting-edge solutions developed globally to prevent, monitor and clean marine litter. Prevention in this research includes only innovative solutions to prevent litter entering oceans and seas rather than interventions such as waste reduction and recycling. On the basis of extensive search and data compilation, our analysis reveals that information is dispersed across platforms and is not easily accessible. In total, 177 solutions—the equivalent to

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  • Nikoleta Bellou & Chiara Gambardella & Konstantinos Karantzalos & João Gama Monteiro & João Canning-Clode & Stephanie Kemna & Camilo A. Arrieta-Giron & Carsten Lemmen, 2021. "Global assessment of innovative solutions to tackle marine litter," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 4(6), pages 516-524, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:4:y:2021:i:6:d:10.1038_s41893-021-00726-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-021-00726-2
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    1. Phoebe Koundouri & George Halkos & Conrad Landis & Angelos Alamanos, 2023. "Ecosystem Services Valuation for supporting Sustainable Life Below Water," DEOS Working Papers 2316, Athens University of Economics and Business.

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