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[email protected] ISBN: 78-92-807-3043-2 Website: www.unep.org/NairobiConvention/ Job Number DEP/1194/NA UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Marine Litter in the Eastern Africa Region: An Overview Assessment UNEP Marine Litter in the Eastern Africa Region: An Overview Assessment Acknowledgements: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) gratefully acknowledges the financial contribution of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Government of Norway, which enabled the Nairobi Convention Secretariat/Regional Seas Programme to undertake this research and publish this report, under the programme UNEP-GEF WIO-LaB project entitled “Addressing Land- based Activities in the WIO Region.” UNEP thanks the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Executive Secretary, Dr. Julius Francis, for coordinating the research, and Ms Sue Lane for compiling and writing the report. The contributions of national experts, S. Ahamada, J. Ochiewo, H. Rasolofojaona, J. Seewoobaduth, M. Pereira, C. Gonzalves, P. Ryan, and L. Lukambuzi, on which this report is based, are acknowledged. © United Nations Environment Programme 2008 Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of the materials in this document do not imply the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP concerning the legal status of any State, Territory, city or area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of their frontiers or boundaries.