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Marine Litter

Marine Litter. Presentation On Marine Litter To The . Workshop at “Mombasa Marine Park Conservation Alliance Project” on the 7 th September, 2011 at the Milele Beach Hotel  By Betty Sharon

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Marine Litter

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  1. Marine Litter Presentation On Marine Litter To The . Workshop at “Mombasa Marine Park Conservation Alliance Project” on the 7thSeptember, 2011 at the Milele Beach Hotel  By Betty Sharon Programmes Coordinator Coast Women In Development P.Box 12327-8011 Mombasa Tel +254 020 262 2268 Email sharon@coastwomen.org Web. www.coastwomen.org

  2. Coast Women In Development (CWID) • Coast Women In Development (CWID) is a registered women NGO that works at the grassroots level. • The organization was established in the year 2005 and was first registered as a TRUST in 2006 and re – registered in the year 2010 as non government organization.

  3. MISSION • To identify and reinforce women`s role in education, leadership, development and good governance. Programs. -Women economical/leadership empowerment -GBV Awareness / Prevention / Support -Advocacy -Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Healthy Action Campaign -Social Justice

  4. Outreach awareness to our target groups

  5. Marine Litter What is Marine Litter? • Marine litter is the collective term for any man-made object present in the marine and coastal environment. • They consists of mostly very slowly degradable waste items — items made of persistent materials such as plastic, polystyrene, metals and glass — from a large number of different sources.

  6. . • Marine litter are items that are either discarded directly, thrown or lost directly into the ocean or brought indirectly into the ocean by rivers, sewerage , storm, water or left by the people on the beaches and the shores

  7. Where do we Get Marine Litter? • Marine litter is found in the marine and coastal environment • Marine litter is found floating on the water surface, Almost 90 per cent of floating marine debris is plastic. • Marine litter is found lying on the beaches and the shores

  8. . • Marine litter is found on the seabed both in the shallow coastal areas and in much deeper parts of the seas and the oceans • Marine litter can as well be found mixed on the water column

  9. Sources of Oceans-Sea Based Marine Litter • Merchant shipping, ferries and cruise liners. • Fishing vessels. • Military fleets and research vessels. • Pleasure craft. • Offshore oil and gas platforms. • Fish farming installations

  10. Sources of Land Based Marine Litter. • Municipal landfills (waste dumps) • Riverside transport of waste from landfills or other sources along rivers and other inland waterways (canals). • Discharge of untreated municipal sewage

  11. . • Industrial facilities: Solid waste from landfills, and untreated waste water. • Tourism (recreational visitors to the coast beach-goers

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  13. threats to wildlife from marine litter Primary. • Entanglement • Ingestion Other Threats • Smothering of the seabed • Accumulation and dispersion of toxic substances • Environmental changes due to persistent species

  14. Marine Litter Also Can Be Dangerous To People`s Property And livelihood. Examples :- • Fishing boats and gear • Safety risks for people at sea • Damage to cooling water intakes • Contamination of beaches • Contamination of harbors • Health hazards to people • Injuries to grazing cattle

  15. How Marine Litter Affect Grassroots Women. • Livelihoods • Economical Gender Based Violence • Health • Climate Change.

  16. Procedures To Be Taken • Awareness should be created to the society that, to reduce or prevent marine litter are part of a larger issue which concerns each and everyone — that of waste management in society as a whole. • Inflexible law for the offenders and heavy penalties.

  17. . • Merchant ships, offshore platforms, pleasure craft • Fishing vessels • Households • Beach-goers, campers etc

  18. . Thank You For Listening God Bless You. Betty Sharon

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