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Coastal + Marine
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What Can a Policy Maker do About Marine Litter?

TimeLoc
3 December 2015
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Susanne Altvater, Ass.iur.
The CleanSea Marine Litter Symposium & Film Premiere was attended by well over 200 participants from science, policy, industry, civil society and the media. The interdisciplinary research carried out in the European FP7 CleanSea Project was presented by the work package leaders showing main results of the work of the teams. Susanne Altvater of the Ecologic Institute talked about what policy makers can do about marine litter. You can still catch the speeches and CleanSea film on YouTube. The CleanSea brochure is available for download.Read more
Event
Discussion
EU
Coastal + Marine
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Plastics

Best Practice Examples of Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in the Baltic and the North Sea

TimeLoc
14 November 2014
Berlin
Germany

How can model cases contribute to the reduction and management of marine litter? And what added benefit do they offer to current policies and management approaches? These questions were discussed by stakeholders from German administration, industry, scientific community, and environmental NGOs together with the project team of CleanSea during a workshop on 14 November 2014 at Ecologic Institute in Berlin....Read more

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Article
Coastal + Marine
Policy Assessment
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Water
Plastics

Economic Instruments and Marine Litter Control

Economic instruments and marine litter control, published in Ocean and Coastal Management, provides a comprehensive up-to-date review of the literature on the economic instruments that can reduce marine litter. The paper, written by Frans Oosterhuis, Elissaios Papyrakis, and Ecologic Institute's Benjamin Boteler, assesses their cost of implementation, level of effectiveness as well as indirect environmental and socioeconomic effects (externalities) that may arise as a result of their implementation. The article is available for download.Read more
Presentation
Speech
Coastal + Marine
EU
Plastics
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Water

Marine Litter in the Baltic Sea: Challenges and Opportunities – Introduction

TimeLoc
14 November 2013
Berlin
Germany
Dr. Matthias Mossbauer
Dr. Ingo Sartorius
Susanne Altvater, Ass.iur.
At the workshop "Marine litter in the Baltic Sea: challenges and opportunities" on 14. November 2013, Susanne Altvater gave an introductory presentation on marine litter in the Baltic Sea and introduced the project CleanSea. The presentation slides are available for download.Read more
Presentation
Speech
Biodiversity
Coastal + Marine
Education
Plastics

For the Oceans, Free and Clean

TimeLoc
4 November 2013
Berlin
Germany
R. Andreas Kraemer
Human-caused marine pollution presents an increasing threat to biological diversity. This kick-off event of the event series entitled "Biodiversity - local/global" depicts the dangers. In his presentation R. Andreas Kraemer, Founding Director and CEO of Ecologic Institute, describes the extent of the global marine pollution and it's effects on the diversity of marine life. The video references are available online.Read more
Event
Discussion
Biodiversity
Plastics

Swimming in Trash – Marine Pollution and its Effects on Marine Life – Kick-Off Event

TimeLoc
4 November 2013
Berlin
Germany
Speaker
Prof. Johannes Vogel
R. Andreas Kraemer
Ecologic Institute, the Urania Berlin, and the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin present the event series "Biodiversity - local/global" to offer a better understanding of biological diversity and its socially-relevant facets. The kick-off event, moderated by Prof. Dr. Ludwig Ellenberg, will take place on 4 November 2013 in the Urania Berlin. The dangers of marine pollution will be introduced by Prof Johannes Vogel and R. Andreas Kraemer. Read more

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