🐠Only ‼️3 days‼️ left to apply to the call for MIO-ECSDE's Med Action Day 2021! This year's theme: #OceanLiteracy for All Mediterranean People For EU Med Countries 👉 bit.ly/2TVjdsg For non-EU Med Countries 👉 bit.ly/3wmtI6n #Med #OceanAction #OneOcean

🌊 Here we are! Today we have our first webinar, registered under UN Ocean Decade and we virtually meet to discuss about the role of #science and #society in addressing the #marinelitter challenge - working together

Let's all stop pollution together 💙☠️💙 Looking forward to our new project SOS-ZEROPOL2030! 🆘🐳🌊🐳🚨 Lisa Devriese Sabine Pahl Thomais Vlachogianni GRID-Arendal Wageningen U&R MaREI Universität Wien SINTEF Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ @IASS_Potsdam ...

📍02/11/2022 Bizerte, Tunisia ✅National Training on Marine Litter Monitoring and Mitigation🌱🌱 🤝Together for a litter free Mediterranean🤝 @ENICBCMed EU Environment Università di Siena NO PLASTIC IN MY SEA PlasticBusters Plastic Free EU Maritime & Fish Agenzia coesione @MarevivoOnlus A Plastic Planet

Thrilled to meet so many motivated Tunisian marine litter scientists and practitioners last week at vibrant Bizerte and Ghar El Melah and watch the Plastic Busters team constantly grow!

Short but sweet was today's, #MBPC , Interreg Euro-MED Programme side event at the #COP27 focused on "Mediterranean Biodiversity Challenges: Acting Against #MarineLitter". Happy to address the science aspects of marine litter together with my dear friend Prof. Cristina Fossi!

.@COP27 – 16.11.2022 "Mediterranean biodiversity challenges : acting against marine litter” bit.ly/COP27_16_11 unimed_network @MEDCommunity3_2 ETC-UMA MIO-ECSDE Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) MedWaves MedCities Union for the Mediterranean Thomais Vlachogianni #mediterraneanpavilion

🌊Another successful Plastic Busters CAP marine litter research expedition & hands-on training was completed in Matruh! Steadily, we are getting closer to reaching the critical mass of people needed to transform our throwaway societies. #CombatPlasticPollution #SaveOurPlanet 🌍🌊

🌊 An exciting week of WES activities in Algeria, which included:🙌🏼 a two-day immersive training workshop on marine litter, 🐠 a seafloor litter monitoring survey🌴💪🏼 a speed cleanup activity on the beach 🗣️💭 countless engaging discussions about how to combat marine litter

🌊 Thrilled to share the results from our community-based study in the Asterousia Biosphere Reserve! 🌍 It's the first-ever comprehensive assessment of marine litter in the reserve, thanks to 250 amazing volunteers! 📚 Access our article here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1hi4a,asi64K…

Source to Seas - Zero Pollution 2030 Zero Pollution 2030 General Assembly 🇩🇪 👏We form an awesome team, together we can end pollution in European seas by 2030 👊🇪🇺 Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) UCC Ireland Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ GRID-Arendal @Sintef Black Sea NGO Forum MIO-ECSDE Wageningen U&R Universität Wien soszeropol2030.eu

Thrilled to be in Reykjavik at the Arctic Plastics Symposium! Grateful for the opportunity to be a keynote speaker, where I delved into the intricacies of navigating the Plastocene era, while also exchanging experiences and knowledge with over 120 experts. #PlasticsSymposium

Exciting kickoff at #COP23Med ! 🚀 Our side event, "Navigating Change: Progress and Prospects in the Mediterranean's Plastic Pollution Battle," drew a full house! 🌊💚 While strides have been made in breaking plastic pollution trends, there's still a long way to go.🌿🌐

🌐 Day 3 at #COP23Med: 🌟 The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia joined us for an inspiring session! Alongside 12 MIO-ECSDE member organizations and fellow MAP Partners, we've crafted a statement translating COP23 decisions into impactful actions for the Mediterranean.

Happy to share with you the updated MSFD Guidance on the Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas! I urge all marine litter practitioners to embrace these guidelines fully to generate the science needed for the litter-free seas we want! lnkd.in/dgCk5JHP

🌍 From the case of Belgium's #3M factory and the discovery of extensive #pfas pollution, to hotspots across Europe, delve into the intricate web of 'forever chemicals' with our comprehensive story map. #ForeverChemicals #ZeroPollution GRID-Arendal Link: url.grida.no/3NVatvu

An incredible honor moderating the plenary session on plastic pollution and joining the plastic pollution roundtable at #OurOcean2024! With 120+ nations & 3,000+ delegates, 469 commitments were made totalling $11.3 billion! Let's turn this ambition into impactful ocean actions!

How safe are we, and how safe do we need to be when it comes to the pervasive threat of #PFAS? What can we do today to protect ourselves and the environment from the 'forever chemicals'? This was the focus of the first Source to Seas - Zero Pollution 2030 Living Lab organized in Utrecht by Wageningen U&R .

This week, the Source to Seas - Zero Pollution 2030 2030 Living Lab went to picturesque Varna. Hosted by the Black Sea NGO Network, researchers, government bodies, industries, and NGOs united to strategize on reducing #PFAS in the Black Sea waters.