DETECTION OF COASTAL MARINE LITTER USING DRONE DATA COMBINED WITH THE APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING METHODS

TECHNOLOGY Transversal plastic pollution reduction and others Monitoring and Control Solution Scope: Monitoring & Tracking Technologies (Aerial drones) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (Beach litter) Solution Provider or Contact Point: SciDrones  Project: CMLO – Coastal Marine Litter Observatory ITS Description: The Coastal Marine Litter Observatory (CMLO) is a platform which detects, maps and monitors marine litter in the …

DEVELOPING A HOLISTIC ZERO POLLUTION FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE PROCESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING ZERO POLLUTION IN EUROPEAN SEAS

POLICY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment microplastic AND CHEMICAL pollution reduction PreventionMinimizationElimination and RemediationMonitor and control Solution Scope: Policy Framework (Local & Regional Authorities) Target Contaminant: Microplastics and Chemicals Solution Provider or Contact Point: MaREI (Marine Renewable Energy Ireland)   Project: SOS-ZEROPOL2030 – Source to Seas – Zero Pollution 2030 ITS Description: This ITS is the specific result of an in-progress …

BEACH LITTER MONITORING APP FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

SOCIAL Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction AND OTHERS Monitoring & Control Solution Scope: Citizen involvement (Citizen App) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (focus on Beach Litter)  Solution Provider or Contact Point: Infordata & Venice Lagoon Plastic Free (VLPF)  Project: MAELSTROM / REMEDIES ITS Description: This app is a multi-layered service with a digitally integrated cloud …

SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLER FOR NANOPLASTICS AND MICROPLASTICS IN NAUTILOS PROJECT

TECHNOLOGY transversal across sectors microplastic pollution reduction Monitoring and Control Solution Scope: Monitoring & Tracking Technologies (Water quality monitoring) Target Contaminant: Microplastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: SubCtech Project: NAUTILOS – New Approach to Underwater Technologies for Innovative, Low-cost Ocean obServation  ITS Description: This ITS responds to a R&I focus area of activity in monitoring & control of plastics pollution, …

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS FOR OCEAN LITERACY AGAINST WATER POLLUTION

SOCIAL Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction AND OTHERS PreventionMinimizationElimination and RemediationMonitor and control Solution Scope: Citizen Involvement (Ocean Literacy) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter  Solution Provider or Contact Point: SUBMON Project: EDUCAMARES – Awareness and environmental education about the Natura 2000 Marine Network ITS Description: The solution implemented by the EDUCAMARES project involved an educational initiative …

CITY NETWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERO WASTE ACTION PLANS

GOVERNANCE Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment PLASTIC pollution reduction PreventionMinimizationElimination and RemediationMonitor and control Solution Scope: ALL Target Contaminant: Plastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Project: https://plasticsmartcities.org/mediterranean/ (MED); https://plasticsmartcities.org/izmir/  (TR) ITS Description: The WWF’s Plastics Smart Cities initiative is dedicated to tackling plastic pollution in urban areas and supporting cities in taking decisive action …