UNDERSTANDING AND ACTING FOR A HEALTHY PLASTIC FREE MEDITERRANEAN SEA Building a sustainable blue economy in the basin
The BlueMed Initiative presents the e-training course on Understanding and acting for a healthy plastic free Mediterranean Sea, organized in the framework of the Pilot Action Healthy Plastic-free Mediterranean Sea.
This course brings together experts working on Marine Litter and the Blue-economy in order to share knowledge, showcase best practices and suggest methods enabling more sustainable blue jobs in the framework of the circular economy strategy, taking into due consideration education for sustainable development and citizen science.
The course consists of 11 sessions delivered in a mixed modality, some via on-line webinar and others by releasing lesson’s material on our website.
The course is designed in two distinctive parts. The first part is focused on understanding and studying plastic pollution pathways, its impact on marine ecosystems, novel technologies for observation and removal. The second part focuses on connecting the plastics issue to the different sectors of the blue economy in a circular economy perspective, addressing at the same time the role of citizens and governance in the Mediterranean.
Participants are encouraged to follow all lectures, in order to gain a complete understanding, which will all be available in our website www.bluemed-initiative.eu for future reference. However, the course is designed in a way that all lectures are independent to one another.
The course is closed, but all the materials, including the recording of the live webinars, are available through the pages linked in the table below.
For more info about the access options, write to: bluemed [at] cnr.it .
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Lecture Title |
Presenter |
Mode of delivery |
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June 16th 11:00 CEST |
1. Introduction to Plastics and Microplastics |
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea, France |
1h Webinar |
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June 18th 10:30 CEST |
2. Research and Monitoring Protocols |
Françoise Claro National Museum of Natural History, France |
1h Webinar |
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June 23rd 11:00 CEST |
3. Use of New Technologies for Observation |
Konstantinos Topouzelis University of the Aegean, Greece |
1h Webinar |
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June 25th |
4. Cutting Edge Technology for Prevention and Removal |
Giorgos Triantafylou Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Greece |
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June 30th 11:00 CEST |
5. The Blue Bioeconomy |
Fabio Fava University of Bologna, Italy |
1h Webinar |
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July 2nd |
6. Alternatives and Recycling |
Fedra Francocci National Research Council, Italy |
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July 7nd |
7. Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Maria Vidal Rigo Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Spain National Research Council, Italy |
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July 9th |
8. Tourism |
Mara Manente International Centre of Studies on the Tourism Economy – |
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July 14th |
9. Shipping |
Elena Paifelman National Research Council, Italy |
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July 16th |
10. Governance Challenges |
Ioakeimides Christos Marine UN Environment, MAP MEDPOL |
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July 21st 11:00 CEST |
11. Community and Citizen Awareness, Ocean Literacy |
Alba L’Astorina & Rita Giuffredi National Research Council, Italy BlueMed CSA Invited speakers: Francesca Ronchi (ISPRA, Italy) |
1.5h Webinar |
