Concluding Remarks on the Role of Stakeholders in Addressing Plastic Pollution of the Aquatic Environment

Abstract

The second volume of the book “Plastics in the Aquatic Environment – Part II: Stakeholders’ Role against Pollution” looks at the plastic pollution from the societal and policy points of view. The volume comprises 12 chapters giving an overview of mechanisms aiming at preventing or reducing plastic pollution. This chapter provides a brief summary of discussions and results of the research or projects reviewed in the chapters of this second volume. It gives an overview of the initiatives discussed in the volume, presenting the most important aspects pointed out by specialists working in such diverse fields as education, psychology, environmental research, nature conservation, environmental policy, financial sphere and law.