Meistaraprófsvörn: Plastic vs. Policy: A Plastic Pollution Policy Analysis in the Arctic

Á næstunni fara fram varnir meistaranema við Háskólasetur Vestfjarða. Viðfangsefnin eru fjölbreytt og áhugaverð og eru nemendurnir frá bæði sjávarbyggðarfræði og haf-og strandsvæðastjórnun. Varnirnar eru öllum aðgengilegar í gegnum hlekki sem finna má hér fyrir neðan en einnig er öllum velkomið að mæta á varnirnar sem fram fara í Háskólasetri Vestfjarða, Ísafirði.

Nemandi: Louise Wittwer
Tími: 11. september kl. 9:30
Titill ritgerðar: Plastic vs. Policy: A Plastic Pollution Policy Analysis in the Arctic
Námsleið: Sjávarbyggðafræði
Hlekkur á Zoom: https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/68018684579

Útdráttur: Plastic pollution is a global problem that can be found everywhere on Earth, even in remote places like the Arctic. Negative impacts of plastic pollution include threats to life, health, and fitness of a multitude of species and the ecosystems they live in. Effects on humans include impacts on health as well as socio-economic and cultural impacts on individuals and whole communities. For this reason, different strategies aim at mitigating these impacts by minimizing the amount of plastic entering the environment or reducing plastic in the environment through clean-up strategies. Policies are a popular tool to address the plastic pollution issue on an international, national, or local level. This study aims to conduct an international plastic policy analysis comparing the Arctic nations Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Norway in relation to their policies. As plastic pollution easily spreads from country to country, it is important that countries cooperate on the issue and harmonize regulations. In order to do so, policies are reviewed, and semi-structured stakeholder interviews are conducted for a comprehensive study. The results of the study indicate different tendencies to represent the problem of plastic pollution throughout the decades.

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