Legal and institutional tools to mitigate plastic pollution affecting marine species: Argentina as a case study

摘要: Plastics are the most common form of debris found along Argentine coastline. The Rio de la Plata estuarine area is a relevant case study to describe situation where ample policy exists against backdrop plastics disposed by populated coastal areas, industries, and vessels; with resultant high impacts plastic pollution on marine turtles mammals. Policy institutions in place but impact remains due ineffective waste management, limited public education awareness, weaknesses enforcement regulations. This context frequently repeated all over world. We list possible interventions increase effectiveness that require integrating efforts among governments, private sector, non-governmental organizations inhabitants cities reduce amount reaching protect threatened species. What has been identified for Argentina applies region globally.