2nd African Marine Debris Summit

The growing amount of litter found in oceans around Africa, the lack of understanding about ways of combatting marine debris, and the need for a unified plan to tackle the problem on the continent was high on the agenda during the Second African Marine Debris Summit that took place from 3-5 June 2015 in Cape Town.

Hosted by Plastics|SA, in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), this year's summit aimed to establish a Southern African network that will increase research and awareness around the topic of marine debris, as well as launch new actions that quickly and dramatically reduce the amount of pollution found in the oceans.