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Lighthouse Training Workshop – Beach Litter Monitoring & Clean Up

REMEDIES partners Venice Lagoon Plastic Free hosted the second extraordinary training event of the REMEDIES project. Reserved to the project partners, the event offered a deep dive into the organization and management of marine litter monitoring missions and clean-up operations. The meeting was part of the European project HEurope REMEDIES, funded within the “Restore our Ocean and Waters” EU mission.…
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October 11, 2023
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Panel discussion about microplastic at TBMCE Conference

Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor (UM) in collaboration with SRIP Circular Economy, hosted an international conference on Technologies and Business Models for Circular Economy - TBMCE, which was held in Portorož, Slovenia from 6th till 8th September 2023.          The plastic problem  that humans have created was discussed in a panel entitled "Combating…
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October 9, 2023
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Beach Clean up in Athens, Greece

In view of the Inauguration Event of the REMEDIES, organized in the picturesque city of Athens, right by the beautiful set, almost 60 people from across Europe rolled up their sleeves and embarked on a massive beach cleanup initiative contributing to the #20TonnesChallenge, getting their hands dirty in the noble cause of preserving our precious marine ecosystems. This endeavor wouldn't…
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October 5, 2023
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Ada Bojana Beach Clean up

The REMEDIES partner, Exit Foundation supported a 3-hour Ada Bojana beach cleanup as part of the #20TonnesChallenge initiative, on Wednesday, September 20. With 85 participants, Ada Divine Awakening Festival visitors and staff, and “Srcem za Adu” association, we collected nearly two tonnes of waste from almost a kilometer of untamed beach. This year’s effort even surpassed last year’s, where a…
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October 3, 2023
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REMEDIES for Women in STEM

Sciences have been predominantly a workforce occupied by men, but significant changes have happened during the last century. Women have not been recognized for their work, value and their contributions to science and in some cases they have been almost erased from critical historical moments in scientific breakthroughs. Thankfully that has been changing and more women scientists are recognised, namely…
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September 13, 2023
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Sinis Peninsula Clean up

Sardinia Beach clean Up! On August 1st CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche organized a beach and sea bottom clean up in Sardinia with CReS - Centro di Recupero del Sinis and made astounding progress! A team of 56 people spread out on a beach of over 700 meters in length and managed to collect an impressive 5,2 Kg of Litter!…
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September 7, 2023
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Sea and Marine Culture Day

On the occasion of ‘’Sea and Marine Culture Day’’ project partner CNR along with Port Capitaneria and Mossa di Oristano Technical Institute organized on the 14th and 17th of April 2 events to contribute to the #20TonnesChallenge  litter in our coastlines and shorelines. What can we do to minimize plastic pollution in the ocean? How can the marine environment be…
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September 7, 2023
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Bele Skale beach and Ronek Peninsula Clean up

Thanks to the university of Maribor and the Public Institute Landscape Park Strunjan, along with our REMEDIES partners Clera.One, Venice Lagoon Plastic Free, Kemijski inštitut and 40+ local volunteers, we successfully cleaned up Bele Skale beach and the Ronek peninsula. The collected waste was separated into plastics and other materials, with fishing gear, food packaging, styrofoam, and cigarette butts being…
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September 7, 2023
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REMEDIES Lighthouse workshop in Venice

Venice Lagoon Plastic Free (VLPF) recently coordinated and hosted a two-day international workshop dedicated to organizing and managing beach litter monitoring missions and clean-up events as part of the Horizon Europe project REMEDIES, funded under the Restore our Ocean and Waters mission program. The event, held in cooperation with the Kemijski Inštitut - National Institute of Chemistry in Slovenia (leading…
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September 7, 2023