The African Marine Litter Outlook

• Main Authors: Maes, Thomas, Preston-Whyte, Fiona
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2023; Springer International Publishing AG; NORAD
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Africa; Africa—Economic conditions; Blue economy in Africa; Business and Management::KC Economics; Earth sciences; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; Economics; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; Environment; Finance; Geography; Hydrology; Hydrology and the hydrosphere; Impacts of marine litter; Marine debris in Africa; Marine litter sources; Natural environment; Oceanography; Oceanography (seas and oceans); people and economies; Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere; Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere::RBKC Oceanography (seas and oceans); Planning::RN The environment::RNH Waste management; Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment; Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability; Plastic and microplastic marine pollution; Pollution; Pollution and threats to the environment; Refuse and refuse disposal; Sustainability; The environment; thema EDItEUR; thema EDItEUR::K Economics; thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences; Waste management; Water
• ISBN: 9783031086267; 3031086260; 9783031086250; 3031086252
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08626-7

This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary sources. Across 5 chapters, experts from Africa and beyond have put together a summary of the scientific knowledge currently known about marine litter in Africa. The context of the African continent and future projections form a backdrop on which the scientific knowledge is built. This scientific knowledge incorporates quantities, distributions, and pathways of litter into the marine environment, highlighting where the impacts of marine litter are most felt in Africa. These impacts have widespread effects, with ecological, social, economic, and human health repercussions. While containing detailed scientific information, this book provides a sound knowledge base for policymakers, NGOs and the broader public.