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The Costs of Environmental Degradation from Plastic Pollution in Selected Coastal Areas in the United Republic of Tanzania: Technical Report

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dc.contributor.authorMcIlgorm, Alistair
dc.contributor.authorXie, Jian
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-16T14:26:29Z
dc.date.available2023-03-16T14:26:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-16
dc.description.abstractPlastic waste negatively impacts ecosystems, public health, and local economies in Tanzania. For example, marine plastic and microplastic wastes contaminate beaches, sea grass areas and coral reef habitats, lower the quality of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and endanger bird and marine wildlife through entanglement and the ingestion of plastics of different sizes. They also endanger human health through food chains. Valuation of the costs of environmental degradation (COED) from marine plastic pollution helps the country to understand the scale of the impacts and prioritize activities for mitigation of these impacts. This study developed the methodology to estimate the COED in the selected coastal areas in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam. It is the first of its kind for valuing the impacts of marine plastic wastes on local economic sectors, public health, and marine ecosystems. The valuation results reveal that marine plastics pollution causes a net economic cost to the local economic activities, especially tourism, and the natural environment of study areas, and that in some areas costs can be quite significant. The analysis of the costs across study areas and sectors is useful for prioritizing marine plastic pollution management activities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099200503132318456/P1764010dcce8005095a3082a8d7ec4b5d
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/39547
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39547
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington DC
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPLASTIC WASTE
dc.subjectMARINE PLASTIC
dc.subjectMARINE ECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOOD CHAINS
dc.titleThe Costs of Environmental Degradation from Plastic Pollution in Selected Coastal Areas in the United Republic of Tanzaniaen
dc.title.subtitleTechnical Reporten
dc.typeReport
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okr.crossref.titleThe Costs of Environmental Degradation from Plastic Pollution in Selected Coastal Areas in the United Republic of Tanzania: Technical Report
okr.date.disclosure2023-03-16
okr.date.lastmodified2023-03-16T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099200503132318456/P1764010dcce8005095a3082a8d7ec4b5d
okr.guid099200503132318456
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34020897
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34020897
okr.identifier.reportAUS0003181
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okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099200503132318456/pdf/P1764010dcce8005095a3082a8d7ec4b5d.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEastern and Southern Africa
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.topicEnvironment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.unitAFR ENR PM 2 (SAEE2)
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