Training Materials

Resource Deck: SEA Circular – Solving Plastic Pollution at Source in South-East Asia

Added on: September 2023 Published on: 2023

Country: Global Language: English

Theme: Plastic Circularity, Marine Litter Monitoring, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Human Rights & Gender Equality, Informal Sector, Plastic Waste Assessment

This resource deck contains a range of knowledge products and solutions for addressing plastic pollution in South-East Asia that have been generated as part of the SEA circular project – Reducing Marine Litter by Addressing the Management of the Plastic Value Chain in South-East Asia. It contains 18 research and assessment reports; 23 inspiring case studies; 21 practical tools and manuals; 6 project country profiles; and 14 videos.

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COBSEA CSIRO Marine Litter Monitoring Methods Handbook Part II

Added on: March 2023 Published on: 2023

Country: Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Language: English, Khmer, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese

Theme: Marine Litter Monitoring

The Marine Litter Monitoring Methods Handbook provides information to participants in COBSEA participating countries about the different monitoring approaches that are taken in international marine litter monitoring programmes. The objective of this handbook is to provide a menu of options that have been rolled out at national and multinational/regional scales to monitor marine litter, to provide guidance on best practices in marine litter monitoring approaches for regional-scale marine litter monitoring. Part II of the handbook provides guidance on preparation and application of marine litter monitoring survey methods including on coastlines, inland, at rivers, and sea surface.

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COBSEA CSIRO Marine Litter Monitoring Methods Handbook Part I

Added on: March 2023 Published on: 2023

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Marine Litter Monitoring

The Marine Debris Monitoring Methods Handbook, Part 1 (this handbook) seeks to provide information to participants in COBSEA participating countries about the different monitoring approaches that are taken in international marine litter monitoring programs. The objective of this handbook is to provide a menu of options that have been rolled out at national and multinational/regional scales to monitor marine litter, to provide guidance on best-practice in marine litter monitoring approaches for regional-scale marine litter monitoring.

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Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge: A Checklist for State Institutions and Government Officials

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

This Checklist illustrates practical steps that state or government institutions and officials can take to implement a human rights-based approach to the plastics pollution challenge...

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Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge: A Checklist for Civil Society

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

This Checklist illustrates practical steps that civil society members can take to advocate for a human rights-based approach to the plastics pollution challenge...

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Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge – A Checklist for Responsible Business Plastic Action

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

This Checklist for Responsible Business Plastic Action illustrates practical steps that business enterprises can take to implement a human rights-based approach to the plastics pollution challenge...

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PPT: Module 3: Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

The primary learning objective of module 3 is to introduce learners to business and human rights frameworks, focusing on the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and related tools. The module explores how a BHR approach to the plastics cycle that is grounded in a human rights and environment framework can...

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PPT: Module 2: Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

The primary learning objective of module 2 is to introduce learners to the three key elements of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and to explore how a human rights and environment framework can apply to each of the stages of the plastics cycle...

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PPT: Module 1: Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

The primary learning objective of module 1 is to introduce learners to the human rights impacts of each stage of the linear fossil fuel dependent plastics cycle. The module also briefly explains what a human rights-based approach is, how it relates to the right...

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Business, Human Rights and the Environment in South-East Asia: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge Policy Training Resource

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

The trainings on Business, Human Rights and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge are designed to build the capacity of actors in South-East Asia to support a human rights-based and gender equality approach to responsible business plastics action. The overarching aim of the trainings is to enable businesses and...

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Plastics, human rights, and business responsibilities – Issue Brief August 2022

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

A human rights-based approach informed by international human rights law to prevent and manage plastic pollution at each stage of the plastics lifecycle can build the capacity of those with the power to act responsibly in the face of the plastics challenge—governments and businesses. This issue brief...

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Plastics Toolbox, Business, Human Rights, and the Environment

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

Plastic pollution contributes to violations of many internationally recognized human rights including the rights to life, the highest attainable standard of health, a healthy environment, housing, water and sanitation, and adequate food. While the plastics crisis is a global issue, its impacts are disproportionately felt by certain populations...

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law of the Philippines: A White Paper

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Philippines Language: English

Theme: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

EPR is an environmental policy approach that encourages plastic waste reduction through (1) the elimination of unnecessary plastic packaging of products; (2) the development of more environmentally friendly and recyclable packaging design; and (3) the recovery of plastic packaging from the trash...

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law, Toolkits for the Philippines, Toolkit 4: The EPR System, Civil Society, and General Public

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Philippines Language: English

Theme: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

This toolkit aims to communicate the EPR law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). WWF developed four toolkits, each catering to a specific stakeholder—i.e., policymakers, businesses, civil society organizations, and waste management...

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law, Toolkits for the Philippines, Toolkit 3: The EPR System and Waste Management Sector

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Philippines Language: English

Theme: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

This toolkit aims to communicate the EPR law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). WWF developed four toolkits, each catering to a specific stakeholder - i.e. policymakers, businesses, civil society organizations, and waste management operators. Among the toolkits that were developed, this EPR...

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law, Toolkits for the Philippines, Toolkit 2: The EPR System and Business Sector

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Philippines Language: English

Theme: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

This toolkit aims to communicate the EPR law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). WWF developed four toolkits, each catering to a specific stakeholder—i.e., policymakers, businesses, civil society organizations, and waste management operators. Among the toolkits that were developed, EPR Toolkit 2 aims...

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Law, Toolkits for the Philippines, Toolkit 1: The EPR System and Policy Landscape

Added on: February 2023 Published on: 2022

Country: Philippines Language: English

Theme: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

This toolkit aims to communicate the EPR law and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). WWF developed four toolkits, each catering to a specific stakeholder—i.e., policymakers, businesses, civil society organizations, and waste management operators. Among the toolkits that were developed, EPR Toolkit...

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Regional Guidance on Harmonized National Marine Litter Monitoring Programmes

Added on: February 2022 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Marine Litter Monitoring

This document was developed as part of the SEA circular project – Reducing marine litter by addressing the management of the plastic value chain in South-East Asia implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia...

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End Plastic Pollution: A knowledge compendium for less plastic waste in South-East Asia

Added on: December 2022 Published on: 2022

Country: Regional Language: English

Theme: Plastic Circularity

This knowledge compendium has been developed to serve as a useful reference compiling all the publications that SEA circular and its partners have released as at December 2021. The compendium supports the project’s objective of bringing the learning…

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E-learning course on Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution launched on World Ocean Day

Added on: June 2021 Published on: 2021

Country: Language: English

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On World Ocean Day 2021, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) are partnering with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to launch an e-learning course on marine litter. Register now to learn more about plastic pollution and approaches to measuring and managing marine litter from land-based sources, especially in cities. The course is free and self-paced and targets decision makers and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific to better understand the plastic pollution challenge and solutions in the region.

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UNEP online course: Introduction to human rights and the environment

Added on: March 2020 Published on: 2020

Country: Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

The UNEP Introduction to human rights and the environment online course covers the relationship between human rights and the environment. The course explains the bases for the application of human rights to environmental issues, and the procedural and substantive obligations relating to the environment. It gives examples of constitutions that have incorporated a right to a healthy environment, good practices in procedural and substantive environmental protection. This course is free to access, with three modules. The duration is approximately three hours.

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Tackling plastic pollution: introducing science-driven guidelines to address plastic leakage in corporate value chains

Added on: May 2020 Published on: 2020

Country: Language: English

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This webinar session presents the Plastic Leak Project Guidelines — the first-ever methodology to map, measure and forecast plastic leakage in corporate value chains. Tune in to hear how your company can harness the latest science to translate its commitment to address plastic pollution into meaningful strategies and actions.This webinar session presents the Plastic Leak Project Guidelines — the first-ever methodology to map, measure and forecast plastic leakage in corporate value chains. Tune in to hear how your company can harness the latest science to translate its commitment to address plastic pollution into meaningful strategies and actions.

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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Marine Litter

Added on: September 2020 Published on: 2020

Country: Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam Language: English

Theme:

UN Environment Programme and the Open University have created a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Marine Litter. It is part of Clean Seas and contributes to the goals of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter. This MOOC presents various options and tools to combat marine pollution such as the use of tools like the Honolulu Strategy. The course provides case studies to inspire leadership and stimulate creative solutions to marine litter problems. This course benefits policymakers, practitioners, and managers who wish to connect with other professionals to enhance their knowledge of marine litter issues.

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How to reduce plastic and keep guests safe

Added on: September 2020 Published on:

Country: Language: English

Theme:

Tourism professionals who are interested in how COVID-19 would change plastics in hospitality might want to try out this e-learning module that focuses on “How to reduce plastic and keep guests safe”. It is free of charge.

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A human rights-based approach to preventing plastic pollution – An Issue Brief

Added on: March 2020 Published on:

Country: Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

The human rights implications of environmental damage are felt most acutely by disadvantaged segments of society, including rural communities and the urban poor, women, children, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. This brief gives an overview...

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Gender equality and preventing plastic pollution – An Issue Brief

Added on: March 2020 Published on:

Country: Language: English

Theme: Human Rights & Gender Equality

This SEA circular Issue Brief gives an overview of the links between gender, the environment and marine pollution and discusses measures to empower women and strengthen equality for more inclusive and effective marine litter interventions.

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