Cooperative agreement between countries of the North Atlantic Ocean reduces marine plastic pollution but with unequal economic benefits

• Published in: Communications earth & environment Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 134 - 11
• Main Authors: Beaumont, Nicola J., Börger, Tobias, Clark, James R., Hanley, Nick, Johnston, Robert J., Meginnis, Keila, Stapenhurst, Christopher, de Vries, Frans P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.02.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/829/2737; 704/844/685; 706/689/159; 706/689/2788; Biodiversity; Cooperation; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Economics; Environment; Game theory; International agreements; International cooperation; Marine ecosystems; Marine environment; Marine pollution; Ocean models; Oceans; Particle tracking; Plastic pollution; Plastics; Pollution control; Transfer matrices; Uncertainty; United States > US; Atlantic Ocean; Economics; Decision making; Sustainability; Physical oceanography

Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans threatens ecosystems and biodiversity. The connected nature of the marine environment suggests that coordinated actions by countries sharing an ocean border may provide more effective pollution control than unilateral actions by any one country. However, count...