Variety of economic impacts of plastics pollution summarised for islands in the Caribbean

Author : IUCN
Publication year : 2019
Languages : EN FR ES
Geographical areas : Not specified
Keywords : Fisheries industry, HoReCa, Island, Tourism, Waste management
Abstract

In 2019 with support from Norad, IUCN launched the Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project, aiming to reduce plastic waste generation and leakage into the ocean in island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean regions. Economic assessments were conducted as part of the project in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St Lucia, in the Caribbean. These studies are now summarised in English, French, and Spanish.