United Nations Public Service Award Winners


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiative: Clean Marine Environment Initiative 

 

Institution: Chungcheongnam-do

 

Problem: Marine debris was a growing environmental concern. When an oil spill in which 12,547 million liters of crude oil were released to the ocean due to a collision of a crane ship and an oil tanker eight kilometers northwest of Mallipo Beach in Taen-gun, Chungcheongnamdo happened, the need to address the marine debris became a priority. The initiative “Clean Marine Environment” started as a way not only to address the challenges and reduce marine debris but to prevent them while reducing the existing one.

 

Solution: The solution to the problem came as an integrated response in three stages: (i) prevention of generating marine debris; (ii) collection and storage; and (iii) transportation and disposal. The initiative was supported through public-private partnerships and ensured the participation of civic groups and residents.

 

Impact: The decrease of marine waste has had multiple positive impacts, such as (i) higher satisfaction rates of inhabitants and increased rates of tourism; (ii) increase marine life habitat preservation and fishery production; (iii) reduced number of ship and divers’ accidents; (iv) stable environment for marine biomass resources; and (v) reduction in land waste flowing to the ocean.

 

 

Category 2:

Enhancing the effectiveness of public institutions to reach the SDGs

 

Related SDGs: 

SDG14

 

UNPSA Year:

2021

 

Country:

Republic of Korea

 

Region:

Asia and Pacific Group

 

More information: 

Clean marine environment initiative
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