Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic.
By Nicola J. Beaumont, Margrethe Aanesen, M. Austen, Tobias Börger, James R. Clark, M. Cole, Tara Hooper, P. Lindeque, C. Pascoe, K. Wyles. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019
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This research takes a holistic approach to considering the consequences of marine plastic pollution. A semi-systematic literature review of 1191 data points provides the basis to determine the global ecological, social and economic impacts. An ecosystem impact analysis demonstrates that there is global evidence of impact with medium to high frequency on all subjects, with a medium to high degree of irreversibility. A novel translation of these ecological impacts into ecosystem service impacts provides evidence that all ecosystem services are impacted to some extent by the presence of marine plastic, with a reduction in provision predicted for all except one. This reduction in ecosystem service provision is evidenced to have implications for human health and wellbeing, linked particularly to fisheries, heritage and charismatic species, and recreation.
Subfields: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution
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- Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interventions (2021, background): “Natural ecosystems are vulnerable to plastic wastes, and they also negatively affect ecosystem services and livelihoods, especially in coastal communities in less developed countries due to their inability to handle plastic pollution [154].”