by thomaisv | Jun 24, 2021 | News
According to a MIO-ECSDE study, SUPs in the Mediterranean coastline account for 38% of all items recorded, ranging from 18.6% to 66.9% for the different beaches, while 30% of the investigated beaches had more than 50% of SUPs of the total items recorded.[1] The EU[2]...
by thomaisv | Jun 4, 2021 | News
If you are an educator and want to motivate your students towards a behaviour shift away from the single-use mentality at a household, school and community level, this new MIO-ECSDE/MEdIES educational material is what you may be looking for, as it provides useful...
by Danai Amplianiti | Apr 23, 2021 | News
As a full member of Accountable Now, a cross-sector platform for internationally operating civil society organisations (CSOs), we regularly report on our economic, environmental, and social performance in line with the 12 Accountability Commitments of the Global...
by thomaisv | Apr 15, 2021 | News, Our Members' news
In February 2021, over 1200 tons of tar washed up across more than 160km of coastline in Israel’s Mediterranean coast from Rosh Hanikra to Ashkelon, following a heavy storm and unusually high waves. Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority called the spill “one of...
by thomaisv | Apr 13, 2021 | News
Some 400 stakeholders have been engaged in marine plastic pollution mitigation actions at Strunjan Landscape Park, located in coastal Slovenia. At its northernmost point, the small coastline of the Slovenian Park faces all the challenges that MPAs have to deal with...
by thomaisv | Apr 12, 2021 | News
In March 2021, the EU Science Hub of the Joint Research Centre released a new manual aiming to support people entrusted with monitoring marine litter to record the data they collect in a harmonised way. This will lead to the acquisition of more reliable and comparable...
