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The material content of the texts on Level 3 is directly sourced from the GESAMP report
This report is the proceedings of a workshop that was held at UNESCO-IOC in Paris from the 28th to the 30th of June 2010 as part of GESAMP’s remit to advise its sponsoring agencies (IMO, FAO, UNESCO-IOC, UNIDO, WMO, IAEA, UN, UNEP, and UNDP) on ‘new and emerging issues’ in relation to the state of the marine environment. The invited participants represented the scientific community, the plastics industry, policy makers and environmental NGOs, as well as regional bodies and developing as well as developed countries. The aim was to create a forum where key stakeholders could discuss the broader issues and inform GESAMP on the topic.
The Level 1 and Level 2 summaries were written by the GreenFacts Editorial Team.
The GreenFacts publication process is designed to ensure as high a degree of objectivity as possible.
The first draft of this Digest was produced by GreenFacts in September, 2012.
The final draft of this Digest was produced in January 2013 by GreenFacts and peer reviewed by scientists of the GESAMP.
The summaries were published online on 15 March 2013.
No update or revision at present.
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