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PROMAR - PREVENTION OF MARINE LITTER IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA
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The PROMAR project in a nutshell!
Summarized information about the PROMAR project
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About PROMAR

PROMAR aims to reduce waste streams, namely plastic packaging and single-use plastics, entering the Caribbean Sea while promoting Circular Economy solutions in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Colombia, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname.

The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nuclear Safety (BMUV) and coordinated by the Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft gGmbH (ZUG).

A team of international experts will quantify and map plastic waste streams and implement monitoring systems within local governments in selected demonstration sites. The project will achieve a measurable reduction in plastic waste entering aquatic environments through piloting Circular Economy solutions. Due to the transboundary effects of marine pollution, the project takes influence from successful pilot cases in other regions beyond the selected demonstration sites in order to increase public awareness on marine litter in coastal areas.

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What is marine litter?

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More than 150 million tons of plastic particles are currently floating in our oceans or have already made their way to the sea floor, coating coral reefs and aquatic plants or sinking into the soil. Each year, an additional 8 million tons of plastics leak into the oceans, namely single-use plastic packaging. This amount is equivalent to one garbage truck of plastics entering the oceans every minute, a rate which is expected to double within the next 20 years. 

 

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Project Region

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The Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Colombia, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname, not only share their access to the Caribbean Sea, but also several economic characteristics: tourism, fisheries and maritime transport are of central importance. However, these industries all produce large amounts of waste, namely Fast Moving Consumer Goods wrapped in single-use plastic packaging. Inadequate collection and disposal have given rise to wide-spread public concerns about pollution levels and marine debris in the Caribbean Sea.

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Project Activities

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Four work packages (WP) including a wide range of marine litter mitigation activities were carried out under PROMAR. The project team, in coordination with local authorities, initiated a monitoring system for waste streams (WP I), tested and replicated Circular Economy solutions (WP II), raised awareness of the litter problem among stakeholders (WP III), and finally promoted the concept of EPR at a national and regional level and supported a policy dialogue on the issue (WP IV).

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