G20 Report on Actions against Marine Plastic Litter: Sixth Information Sharing based on the G20 Implementation Framework

Building on the preceding G20 processes, and based on the G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter, the Sixth G20 Report on Action against Marine Plastic Litter prepared under the leadership of Brazil, the G20 Presidency for 2024, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment, Japan provides latest snapshot of countermeasures against MPL reported by the G20 members, invited countries and international organisations on a voluntary basis.

Aiming to promote mutual learning among G20 member countries on countermeasures against marine plastic litter, the report provides comprehensive assessment and synthesis of submitted information including policy framework (Chapter 2), measures (Chapter 3), challenges (Chapter 4) and international cooperation (Chapter 5 and 6). Detailed submissions of the contributing members, countries and organizations are made available online at the official site of the G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter (www.g20mpl.org) and are accessible from the QR codes listed as Annex to this synthesis report. In addition to the questions that captures specific aspect of actions against marine plastic litter adopted in the previous versions of the report, efforts were made to unpack the details of actions reported in an attempt to gain insights, for instance, highlighting different policy tools and approaches employed.