Join the Marine Litter Watch to track marine litter!
Plastic is not so fantastic when it pollutes your favourite beach or the sea where you swim. Each year an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans. That’s the ′equivalent to five grocery bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline...
MIO-ECSDE amplifies efforts to put oceans’ priorities on the EU policy table!
Today, MIO-ECSDE is excited to announce that it has joined the campaign which aims to put the oceans’ priorities firmly on the EU policy table! The Voice for the Ocean campaign, launched by Surfrider Foundation Europe, is an initiative with the goal to consult with...
Operation Summer: snap a winning marine litter impression!
Today ACT4LITTER is excited to launch a two-month photo contest entitled “Operation Summer: snap a winning marine litter impression!” Open your eyes, grab your camera and unleash your creative soul! Capture a stunning snap of pristine or littered...
European Parliament attentive to the need for effectively curbing plastics in our life
The Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted this week on a set of amendments to the European Commission’s strategy to tackle plastic pollution. As indicated by the Rethink Plastic Alliance, a coalition of NGOs working to reduce plastic pollution in the...
MPA managers and marine litter practitioners meet to fast-track actions against marine litter in Mediterranean MPAs
ACT4LITTER brought together MPA managers and marine litter experts at the second meeting of the project’s associated partners, held in Pisa on the 16th and 17th of May 2018. 26 participants from 21 organizations collectively reviewed the progress achieved by ACT4LITTER and advanced the quality of its outputs…