Plastic pollution in the marine and coastal environment is a challenging restoration and governance issue. Similar to many environmental problems, marine plastic pollution is transboundary and therefore the governance solutions are complex. Although the marine environment is unlikely to return to the condition it was in before the plastic era,‚ÄövÑvp it is an example of an environmental restoration challenge where successful governance and environmental stewardship would likely result in a healthier global oceanic ecosystem.We argue that a holistic, integrated approach that utilizes scientific expertise, community participation, and market-based strategies is needed to significantly reduce the global plastic pollution problem.
History
Publication title
Restoration Ecology
ISSN
1061-2971
Department/School
School of Visual and Fine Arts
Publisher
Wiley
Publication status
Published
Rights statement
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Vince J. and Hardesty B. D. (2017) Plastic pollution challenges in marine and coastal environments: from local to global governance. Restoration Ecology 25: 123‚Äö-128 which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12388. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving"""