Litter in the marine environment is a particularly pressing problem, and Member States should take measures that aim at halting the generation of marine litter in the Union, thereby contributing to the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015 to prevent and significantly reduce by 2025 marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution.
Tá fadhb an bhruscair sa chomhshaol muirí ina fadhb a bhfuil gá aghaidh phráinneach a thabhairt uirthi, agus ba cheart do na Ballstáit bearta a dhéanamh a bhfuil mar aidhm leo stad a chur le giniúint bruscair muirí san Aontas, agus mar sin rannchuidiú leis an sprioc de chuid Chlár Oibre 2030 don Fhorbairt Inbhuanaithe arna ghlacadh ag Comhthionól Ginearálta NA an 25 Meán Fómhair 2015 maidir le cosc agus laghdú suntasach faoi 2025 ar gach cineál truaillithe muirí, lena n-áirítear smionagar muirí agus truailliú cothaitheach.