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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
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WICC 2023 conference

REMEDIES tοοk over the WICC_2023 Conference! During the 3-day Water Innovation & Circularity Conference experts, researchers, and scientists gathered for a big meet-up where knowledge, experiences, and insights were exchanged! REMEDIES partners Impact Hub Athens, Alchemia Nova Greece and the National Technical University of Athens could not be missing from this conference and be part of a bigger cause. By…
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September 7, 2023
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Galway

First day celebrating 10 years of Galway statement in Ireland, hosted by the European Commission, the Irish Government, the Marine Institute, and the University of Galway!! Our representatives Uroš Novak,  Coordinator of REMEDIES, and Vesna Kuralt, Project manager of REMEDIES, both from Kemijski Inštitut - National Institute of Chemistry, share with us their favourite quote from today’s speaker John Bell,…
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September 7, 2023
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Remedies for blue schools

Remedies for a Blue School! Exploring the depths of the blue oasis, where wisdom meets the sea! More than 200 children launched the BLUE SCHOOLS for the Sea initiative and the beginning of the installation of the Sea Oasis Piran by You(r)Sea movement, an initiative where REMEDIES could not be missing! Students joined the environmental and cultural activities, in a…
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September 7, 2023
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International Plastic overshoot day

28th of July marked the international plastic overshoot day so let’s take this opportunity to raise some awareness! International plastic overshoot day signifies the date when the amount of plastic produced worldwide surpassed all combined international efforts to manage it effectively. This year for the first time, the day is being marked internationally by Swiss-based research consultancy Earth Action. With…
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September 7, 2023
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EU court of Auditors

European Court of Auditors ' Report on EU Climate and Energy Targets is out! Discover the key findings and concerns about the EU's journey towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 55%, compared to 1990 levels by 2030. While the 2020 targets were achieved, the report highlights little indication that current actions will be enough to meet the ambitious 2030 goals.…
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September 7, 2023