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Governance solutions to the tragedy of the commons that marine plastics have become

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posted on 2023-05-19, 18:56 authored by Joanna VinceJoanna Vince, Hardesty, BD
Plastic pollution has become the new millennium's tragedy of the commons. This is particularly true with the marine debris plastic pollution issue, which has seen significant global interest recently. There is long-standing acknowledgment of the difficulty in managing the commons, with regulations, economic and market based instruments and community-based solutions all having a role to play. We review the global plastic pollution issue in the context of governance and policy, providing examples of successes, opportunities and levers for change. We discuss the role of regulation, public perception and social license to operate (SLO) in managing waste that enters the ocean. We argue that while plastic pollution is a tragedy, there are many opportunities for reduction, management, and changes to the global community's relationship with plastic.

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Publication title

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volume

5

Article number

214

Number

214

Pagination

1-10

ISSN

2296-7745

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Frontiers Research Foundation

Place of publication

Switzerland

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Copyright 2018 Vince and Hardesty. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems

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