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Some 256 participants came together online at the ENI CBC Plastic Busters CAP e-course on marine litter monitoring and mitigation, held on the 17th and 19th of January 2023. The e-course, organized by MIO-ECSDE and UNISI with the support of the EU funded “Water and Environment Support (WES) in the ENI Neighbourhood South Region” project, sought to create the enabling conditions for a societal shift towards the wise use and sustainable disposal of plastics.
The e-course received unprecedented attention from all over the world; some 390 marine litter practitioners registered to attend, coming from almost all EuroMediterranean countries as well as from Argentine, Australia, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Somalia, South Korea, Sudan, Sri Lanka, United States of America, Yemen.
On the 17th of January 2023, the e-course focused on monitoring approaches to assess the presence and effects on marine litter; all state-of-the-art monitoring methodologies were featured, while the Plastic Busters threefold monitoring approach aiming to assess the impact of marine litter on biota was put in the spotlight.
On 19th of January 2023, presentations were dedicated to the operationalization of marine litter prevention and mitigation actions and participants had the opportunity to exchange know-how with marine litter practitioners that have actually put in motion measures addressing both sea-based and land-based sources of marine litter and also learned about the most common marine litter related myths and misconceptions.
Through dynamic and interactive sessions throughout the e-course, participants discussed thoroughly different aspects of the marine litter issue and repeatedly expressed their gratitude for the high quality of the e-course.
The links to the agenda, the presentations, the training resource packs and the recordings of the e-course are listed below.
Webinar 1 (17th January 2023) – Recording
Webinar 1 (17th January 2023) – Resource Pack
Webinar 1 (17th January 2023) – Presentations
- Aim, scope & framework of the webinar | Thomais Vlachogianni, MIO-ECSDE & Cristina Fossi, UNISI
- Monitoring approaches for macrolitter on the coastal & marine environment | Thomais Vlachogianni, MIO-ECSDE
- Monitoring approaches for microlitter on the coastal & marine environment | Cristina Panti, UNISI
- Monitoring approaches for assessing the presence of marine litter in biota | Matteo Baini, UNISI
- Monitoring approaches for assessing the presence of marine litter in biota | Dario Giani, UNISI
- Monitoring approaches for assessing the effects of marine litter on biota | Cristina Fossi, UNISI
Webinar 2 (19th January 2023) – Recording
Webinar 2 (19th January 2023) – Resource Pack
Webinar 2 (19th January 2023) – Presentations
- Aim, scope & framework of the webinar | Thomais Vlachogianni, MIO-ECSDE & Cristina Fossi, UNISI
- Busting the myths and misconceptions related to marine litter solutions | Thomais Vlachogianni, MIO-ECSDE
- Operationalising measures to address sea-based sources of marine litter an overview | Thomais Vlachogianni, MIO-ECSDE
- Establishing a derelict fishing gear management scheme | Katerina Anastasopoulou, HCMR
- Promoting the sustainable management of mussel farming nets | Carlo Franzosini, MIRAMARE MPA
- Operationalising measures to address land-based sources of marine litter: an overview | Thomais Vlachogianni, MIO-ECSDE
- Showcases on how to minimize SUPs in coastal food & beverage outlets | Thomais Vlachogianni, MIO-ECSDE
- Developing a network of collection points for beverage containers | Gloria García Hoyo, CABO DE GATA-NÍJAR MPA
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