Brazil Unveils Strategy to Eliminate Ocean Plastic Pollution

Brazil has introduced the National Strategy for a Plastic-Free Ocean (ENOP), a comprehensive six-year plan running from 2025 to 2030 aimed at curbing marine pollution caused by plastic waste.

The initiative establishes national guidelines to integrate policies across industries, addressing every stage of the plastic life cycle, from production to final disposal.

It seeks to foster collaboration between government bodies, private sectors, and civil society to protect marine ecosystems.

Ana Paula Prates, Director of the Department of Ocean and Coastal Management at the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, said the plan reinforces Brazil’s global leadership in ocean conservation, noting that plastic pollution poses serious threats to biodiversity, human health, fishing, tourism, and the climate.

The strategy rests on eight pillars: regulation, prevention, removal, education, innovation, training, monitoring, and financing.

It includes measures such as banning microplastics in cosmetics, phasing out single-use plastics, and supporting waste pickers as key players in sustainable waste management.