Demonstration Project on Reducing Waste Pollution to Weizhou Island and Adjacent Sea
Beihai Civil Volunteers Association
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Non-governmental organization (NGO)
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Description
The Weizhou Island is located in Beibu Gulf, which is in the East Asia – Australasia bird migration flyway. It is an important stopover and wintering place for migratory birds. Guangxi Weizhou Island Birds Nature Reserve and Guangxi Weizhou Island Coral Reef National Ocean Park are located in this area. There are 2 national first-level protected bird species, 23 national second-level protected bird species, 7 IUCN red list threatened species and 46 Guangxi key protected species in this area. There are also 46 hermatypic coral species in this area. According to the research of Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Beibu Gulf University and Institute of Hydro-biology, CAS, 22 individual Bryde's whales are identified in Beibu Gulf since 2016. The permanent resident population of Weizhou Island is 18000. Due to tourism development, 1.5million tourists visit this island per year, which brings increasing pressure to the environment. Main problems: 1. marine litter threats marine life including Bryde's whale 2. domestic waste in the island threats migrant birds 3. untreated waste and sewage from home-stay inns threats coral reefs and pollute marine environment 4. illegal poaching coral reef threats marine life Solutions/activities: 1. facilitate the implementation of Weizhou Island Plastic Restriction Regulation 2. clean beach garbage, wetland garbage and marine litter and set up marine litter monitoring station 3. organize 'waste for points' and 'waste for goods' campaign 4. help the local government to implement the policy of 'prohibiting selling and utilizing single-use expanded polystyrene fast food containers, non-degradable plastic bags and plastic film in market' and demonstrate plastic free seafood market, environmental friendly home-stay inn and model street 5. demonstrate waste sorting and kitchen waste treatment through micro-organism and bacteria 6. promote the use of degradable plastic bags and recyclable shared basket in seafood market, super market and home-stay inn 7. provide training to practitioners of marine tourism industry on environmentally friendly whale watch, diving and coral reef conservation 8. organize environmental education and campaign to students and communities including love-the-birds week, coral reef conservation, Bryde's whale seminar? marine litter control, marine biodiversity, reduction of plastic waste and home-school hand-in-hand environmental protection 9. organize training and seminar for residents and owners of home-stay inns to promote waste recycle 10. organize environmental protection model inn campaign 11. organize marine litter workshop 12. conduct media outreach activity 13. establish a marine litter museum to raise public awareness Anticipated results/outcomes: 1. island waste reduced 30% ?comparing the baseline of 150tons waste generated per day in peak season and 120tons waste generated per day in off season), non-degradable plastic products consumption reduced 30% and marine litter reduced 10%; 2. 3000 people's marine protection awareness enhanced, domestic waste reduced and marine environment improved; 260 home-stay inns participated in project and 130 practitioners of home-stay inns become environmental protection volunteers. A local environmental protection team established and continued environmental protection actions 3. about 100,000 people impacted by media and marine litter museum
Beihai Weizhou Island Toruist Area Administration Committee (Local Government) Beihai Xinyi Cruise Co. Ltd. (Private) Shenzhen City Shengyang Cleaning Co. Ltd. (Private)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.1
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1
Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex
5.2
5.2.1
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age
5.2.2
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
5.3
5.3.1
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.3.2
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
5.4
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.4.1
Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
5.5
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.5.1
Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
5.5.2
Proportion of women in managerial positions
5.6
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.6.1
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.6.2
Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
5.a.1
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2
Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
5.b
5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
5.c.1
Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
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
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
Name | Description |
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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 |
14.2 | By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans |
14.a | Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries |
Deliverables & Timeline
about 100,000 people impacted by media and marine litter museum
3000 people's marine protection awareness enhanced, domestic waste reduced and marine environment improved; 260 home-stay inns participated in project and 130 practitioners of home-stay inns become environmental protection volunteers. A local environmenta
island waste reduced 30% ?comparing the baseline of 150tons waste generated per day in peak season and 120tons waste generated per day in off season), non-degradable plastic products consumption reduced 30% and marine litter reduced 10%;
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Women and youth are also considered beneficiaries
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