MARINE LITTER SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY FINAL VERSION: DECEMBER 2017 Recommended citation: UN Environment (2017). Marine Litter Socio Economic Study, United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi. Kenya. Copyright © United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), 2017 ISBN No: 978-92-807-3701-1 Job No: DEP/2175/NA No use of this publication may be made for resale or any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the United Nations Environment Programme. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Communication Division, UN Environment P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya,
[email protected]. The Government of Germany is gratefully acknowledged for providing the necessary funding that made the production of this publication “Marine Litter Socio Economic Study“ possible. Acknowledgements: Peer reviewers: Dr. Sarah Dudas (Vancouver Island University), Dr. Jesús Gago (Instituto Español de Oceanografía), Francois Galgani (IFREMER), Dr. Denise Hardesty (CSIRO), Gaëlle Haut (Surfrider Foundation), Heidi Savelli (UN Environment), Dr. Sunwook Hong (OSEAN), Dr. Peter Kershaw (GESAMP), Ross A. Klein (Cruise Junkie/ Memorial University of Newfoundland), Päivi Munne (Finnish Environment Institute), Dr. Sabine Pahl (Plymouth University), François Piccione (Surfrider Foundation), Emma Priestland (Seas at Risk), Jacinthe Séguin (Environment Canada), Kaisa Uusimaa (UN Environment) , Dr. Dick Vethaak (Deltares), Nancy Wallace (NOAA Federal)