INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES OF THE

G7APML AND EU-MSFD

Judith Neumann and Heike Imhoff German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,

Building and Nuclear Safety

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UNITED NATIONS INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA

JUNE 13-17, 2016, NEW YORK

MARINE LITTER

noaa.gov/

• Quantity of plastic entering the ocean is alarming • 275 million mt of plastic waste generated in 2010 • 4.8 – 12.7 million mt entering the ocean • Plastic particles found in over 660 marine species • Majority of plastic entering the oceans originates from 5 rapid growing

economies: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam • Impact on marine ecosystem, livelihoods - the socio-economy, • and the economy itself.

G7 2015 THINK AHEAD. ACT TOGETHER

Group of 7 major advanced economies Classical issues: Economy / Foreign /

Security / Development Policy

GERMANY 2015 Protection of the Marine Environment Marine Litter (i.a.)

Tusk (European Council), Abe (Japan), Harper (Canada), Obama, (USA), Merkel (Germany), Hollande (France), Cameron (UK), Renzi (Italy), Juncker (European Commission)

“family photo”

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PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT MARINE LITTER

Deliverables G7 Action Plan to

Combat Marine Litter

Socio-economic

study under the auspices of UNEP as part of the UNEA Study on Marine Plastic Debris and Microplastics

noaa.gov/

STEPPING STONES - INTERNATIONAL POLICY BACKGROUND

Honululu Strategy (2011): Globally framing an Action Plan to prevent, reduce and manage marine litter

Manila Declaration (2012): Global Programme of Action - Marine

Litter becoming an additional major component

Rio + 20 declaration (2013): “Significant reduction of marine litter until 2025.”

UN SDG 14.1 (2015): „By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution“

STEPPING STONES - EU-REGIONAL POLICY BACKGROUND

OSPAR - North-East Atlantic Strategy 2010-2020: Adoption of a Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter, 2014

Mediterranean Action Plan for the Barcelona Convention: Adoption of a Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean to prevent and eliminate pollution, 2014 Measures to be implemented between 2016 and 2025

ospar.org

unep.org

STEPPING STONES - EU-REGIONAL POLICY BACKGROUND

EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive with timeline 2020

HELCOM Ministerial Declaration 2013: “To achieve a significant quantitative reduction of marine litter by 2025, compared to 2015 and to prevent harm to the coastal and marine environment.” Adoption of a Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter, 2015

reportingeu.mediajungle.dk

wwf.org.uk

THE PROCESS G7 ACTION PLAN

DEVELOPING PROCESS

WS I Defining potential

components of a G7APML

• Overarching principles • 4 Fields of actions • Priority actions subsumed

under the 4 fields of actions

June 2015 - SUMMIT

OUTCOME G7 – SUMMIT

Leadersʼ Declaration G7 Summit

7-8 June 2015

Annex to the Leadersʼ Declaration

G7 Summit 7-8 June 2015

OUTCOME G7 – SUMMIT

“The G7 commits to priority actions and solutions to combat marine litter (as set out in the annex), stressing the need to address land- and sea-based sources, removal actions, as well as education, research and outreach.”

Outcome G7 Action Plan to Combat Marine Litter

Leadersʼ Declaration G7 Summit

7-8 June 2015

Annex to the Leadersʼ Declaration

G7 Summit 7-8 June 2015 Goal

Initiate a global movement to combat marine litter!

DEVELOPING PROCESS

WS I Defining potential

components of a G7APML

• Overarching principles • 4 Fields of actions • Priority actions subsumed

under the 4 fields of actions

WS II Identify specific

measures

• „Brainstorming“ on possible measures with all relevant stakeholders (65 measures)

• Priorization of measures • Roadmap components

DEVELOPING PROCESS

WS I Defining potential

components of a G7APML

• Overarching principles • 4 Fields of actions • Priority actions subsumed

under the 4 fields of actions

WS II Identify specific

measures

• „Brainstorming“ on possible measures with all relevant stakeholders (65 measures)

• Priorization of measures • Roadmap components

WS III Key

components on financing

• Merge all components (actors, timescale and implementation & financing strategies) to build a package

OUTCOME G7 - WS III

G7 Specific measures 1. Share best practice (regional extension to G20

countries and APEC) 2. Sustainable financing / Financing strategies (close

cooperation with IFIs) 3. „Integrated projects“ , holistic approach 4. IMO WS together with G7 (addressing sea-based

sources awareness raising of seefarers) side event 5. Marine litter monitoring workshop

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

First concrete steps Measure 5 G7 Workshop on the standardization and harmonization of marine litter monitoring Tokyo, Japan - January 2016 Science and environmental experts

All measures have/need lead countries States/interested actors may chose from the „list“of

remaining measures Multistakeholder participation G7 + stakeholders + IFIs

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

G7 TOYAMA ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS‘ MEETING 2016

G7 ISE-SHIMA LEADERS‘ DECLARATION 2016

EUROPEAN MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE

EU-MSFD

EU-MSFD

Framework; each EU Member State shall take necessary measures to achieve or maintain good environmental status (GES) in the marine environment by the year 2020 GES defined through eleven descriptors;

• Relating to marine litter: “Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment.”

Each MS shall develop a marine strategy for its marine waters - in respect of each marine region or sub-region concerned Elaboration of national Programs of

Measures (PoM)

EU-MSFD GERMANY

Developed its national Program of Measures (PoM) in time, covering all descriptors, including marine litter Focus on pressure sources at sea Includes, i.a., the reduction of inputs of litter

through a combination of measures relating to • product design, • waste management, • aftercare, • public awareness raising

Process of developing PoM included and involved all kinds of different stakeholders PoM operationalized by the end of 2016

EU-MSFD ML - RELATED MEASURES

1. “marine litter” in learning goals, teaching plans and materials

2. Modification/substitution of products in a comprehensive life-cycle approach

3. Avoiding the use of primary microplastic particles

4. Reducing inputs of plastic litter e.g. plastic packaging, into the marine environment

5. Measures relating to lost and abandoned fishing nets and gear

EU-MSFD ML - RELATED MEASURES

6. Establishing the “fishing-for-litter” approach

7. Removing existing marine litter 8. Reducing amounts of plastic litter

through local regulatory provisions 9. Reducing emissions and inputs of

microplastic particles

Federal Minister for the Environment Minister of the Environment of the German State of Lower Saxony President of the German Federal Environment Agency „Round Table – Marine Litter“ as part of the national implementation process 3 working groups (multi-stakeholder participatory process)

THANK YOU

Thank you!

OUTCOME SUMMIT

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