by thomaisv | Oct 25, 2018 | News
More than 130 dedicated marine litter practitioners attended the final conference of ACT4LITTER, held on October 24th in Athens, to celebrate the end of a successful project and spark dialogue, ideas for the future and synergies on dealing with the issue of marine litter in Mediterranean Marine Protected areas.
by thomaisv | Oct 16, 2018 | News
Some 120 managers of marine protected areas, marine litter experts and other stakeholders from the Mediterranean will be at the closing conference of ACT4LITTER, scheduled for October 24th at the Central Building of the University of Athens.
by thomaisv | Sep 19, 2018 | Announcements
The Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture & Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) announces the present call for quotations for “Monitoring marine litter on beaches in the Mediterranean” within the framework of the LIFE+ Operating Grant for NGOs....
by thomaisv | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Plastic waste currently accounts for over 80% of marine litter in the EU while half of this amount comes from single-use plastics. At the same time, less than 30% of the nearly 26 million tons of plastic waste generated annually in the EU is collected and reused. As...
by thomaisv | Sep 10, 2018 | News
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...
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