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How Karnataka coastal communities can solve marine debris issue
by Khushi Parisara (Non-governmental organization (NGO))
Objectives
1. Provide full marine literacy of coastal communities
2. Operationalize the disposal system of fish gears
3. Reverse the lack of national, regional and state policies on marine litter and marine literacy
4. Speed up the implementation of Solid and Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016 to prevent marine trash
5. Set up a simple engineering system applied at rivers/backwaters outlet just before monsoon to catch a large amount of the trash thrown into the ocean by the rains

Methodology
1. Work through all clusters of the loop (information, knowledge, awareness, mindfulness and practice)
2. Assess the local psycho-social-anthropological constrains for good practices to overcome them
3. Create a platform for outreach of informal education sector
4. Draw specific collaboration from all stakeholders, and catalyze additional action to implement the needful changes.
5. Create a good practices chart for port authorities (civil and military), fishermen and fisherwomen at household and fish markets level
6. Implement stewardship concern among coastal communities, namely for discarded fishnets and domestic waste
7. Launch new Incentives schemes for fishnet dealers and byers (e.g. discount on the of purchase a new fish net, if returning x discarded ones), for fish market packaging, for fish breaks composting, etc.

Monthly follow-up and quarterly monitoring will be ensured by a volunteers team lead by Khushi Parisara.
Progress reports
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
Type of commitment
PLASTICS
  • Coastal clean-ups
  • Plastics product bans or restrictions
  • Plastics recovery/recycling/reuse
2018
Foundation of state policies on marine litter and marine literacy by 2018
2018
Full implementation of Solid & Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016 by 2018
2018
Engineering system at rivers/backwaters outlet to catch trash washed up by monsoon rains by 2018
2020
Disposal system of fish gears operationalized by 2019 and Full marine literacy of coastal communities by 2020
Staff / Technical expertise
Khushi Parisara
Other, please specify
Volunteers
Staff / Technical expertise
World Ocean Council
Basic information
Time-frame: October 2017 - December 2020
Partners
Uttara and Dakshina Karnataka Stakeholders Municipality Chief Officers Panchayat Development Officers District and Taluka Panchayat Executive Officers District and Taluka Health Officers Tahshildars MLA, GP & Municipal Counselors Assistant Commissioners Directors of Fisheries Assistant Executive Engineers Chief Executive Officers District Commissionners Directors of Ports Deputy Directors of Fisheries Regional Pollution Control Boards Block Education Officers Education Coordinators Cluster Resource Persons Eco-Clubs Coordinators Shishu Abhiradi Ilakes Directors Mass Education Directors Muzrai Principal Secretaries Forest Ecology & Environment Secretary Environment NGOs Greengold Global Research Institute Teachers Unions Spark Team
Ocean Basins
  • Indian Ocean
Beneficiary countries
India
Other beneficaries
India
Contact information
Khushi Parisara, NGO, khushiparisara@gmail.com,
Kumta, North Karnataka, India
Other SDGs
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