Hello João G. Monteiro and thank you for having a chat with us today! ARDITI, the Regional Agency for the Development of Research Technology and Innovation, supports research and innovation, promotes scientific and technological training and contributes to the modernisation and development of the Madeira Autonomous Region. Why did you initially join the project? Answer:…
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On November 4th, 2022, the following days after the 12th CleanAtlantic Coordination Meeting held in Madeira, DRAAC organized a workshop with the aim of assessing with stakeholders the impact on tourism of marine litter, within the scope of the project CleanAtlantic. This project event consisted of a half-day workshop focusing on certain topics from the…
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Hello Mike and thank you for having a chat with us today! KIMO has been an associated partner of the CleanAtlantic project and joined the consortium as a full partner in 2022 to contribute to the work on Marine Litter Control and share your expertise in the Fishing for Litter Initiative. Why did you initially…
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Hello Pedro and thank you for having a chat with us today! Why did you join the CleanAtlantic project? Answer: The initial goal was related with the MSFD reporting, as DRAAC (former DROTA) was the responsible entity in Madeira Island, and with the opportunity to integrate our island, placed in the middle of the Atlantic, is…
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CPRM Atlantic Arc Commission in collaboration with CCDR Norte organised a workshop in the framework of the UN Ocean Conference on 28 June 2022 in Lisbon,as a side event titled “Addressing Marine Pollution in the Atlantic Ocean: The role of interregional cooperation and EU leverages”. In this workshop, our colleagues from CPMR presented the Atlantic Arc Commission Pledge…
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On the 1st and 2nd June, CleanAtlantic held its 11th Coordination meeting. This time partners had a face-to-face meeting in the CETMAR facilities in Vigo. The meeting allowed the discussion on the new topics addressed in this project extension (ongoing until June 2023). Partners presented the activities carried out up to date and next steps…
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On 16th – 20th May MARLICE was held in Seville as a collaborative international forum focused on marine litter to align the different sectors to develop strategies to move towards waste-free ocean. MARLICE is organised by AEBAM, the Spanish Association of Marine Litter. During the MARLICE 2022 several key topics were considered in the framework of participatory…
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The Lighthouse Lofoten Conference 2022 – the guiding light towards prevention of sea-based marine litter, was held on the 5-6th April 2022 as Hybrid conference with in-person participation in Svolvær, Norway and online. It was organised by the Norwegian Centre against Marine Litter (MARFO), a government agency under the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment whose primary objective…
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Business2Sea 2021 is an international event aimed at bringing together all the Blue Economy stakeholders, promoting networking and fostering business opportunities. The 11th edition was held on the 16-18th November 2021 as a hybrid event in the AFUNDACION facilities, in Vigo, Spain. The B2Sea event pursues the objective of the strengthening of the dynamics of…
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Recognition as best project under category “Healthy Oceans and Resilient Coasts” CleanAtlantic project (Tackling marine litter in the Atlantic Area) was awarded at the 5th edition of the Atlantic Project Awards 2021 under the category “Healthy Oceans and Resilient Coasts”. The ceremony took place during the 8th Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference held on 21 October 2021 and is designed to honor…
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