Action needs to be taken, in order for the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to respond to the needs of the international community for social, financial, ecological and political sustainability, Costas Kadis, the Minister of Education and Culture, said on Thursday. Addressing the 1st Meeting of the Mediterranean ESD Committee, in Nicosia, the Minister also …
Lady`s Mile beach in Limassol, on the southern coast of Cyprus, was recently cleaned up by members of NGO “Friends of the Earth Cyprus” and the crew from Greenpeace`s “Rainbow Warrior” in context of the initiative #BreakFreeFromPlastic. “The goal of the event was to conduct a beach cleanup to highlight the role of corporations responsible …
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The initiative titled “Fighting Plastic Waste in Cyprus: The case of Chiringuitos Responsables”, has been announced. According to a press release, the project aims at raising the awareness of Cypriot society about the sources and immediate consequences of discarding plastics at sea and at the same time at providing innovative proposals to reduce the problem. …
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Direct evidence of climate change is already being observed in the Mediterranean coast and in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). However, climate change is not explicitly incorporated in most management plans and information to assist MPAs decision making is limited and fragmented. The island of Lampedusa will host one of the training courses on monitoring protocols …
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Palma (Spain) (EFE).- The ecological organization Greenpeace on Monday released giant models of common plastic items into the sea off the Balearic Islands to raise awareness of the dangers of pollution. Several bottles more than 12 meters (39 feet) long, bottle caps, styrofoam cups, straws and a banner reading #NoPlastic were left bobbing in the …
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Mediterranean countries discuss the conservation of biological diversity in the region • The Mediterranean is one of the world’s 25 top biodiversity hotspots • Implementation of the Integrated monitoring and assessment programme is a key achievement for the region in order to reach the Good Environmental Status • Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance are crucial …
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Marine litter has been globally recognized as one of the major threats not only to marine ecosystems but also to their sustainable growth. The Mediterranean area is considered as one of the most affected by marine litter in the world with its plastic concentrations found floating to be comparable with those reported for the five …
During the week of the 28 February to the 2 March 2017, three meetings of the correspondence groups on monitoring for Marine Litter, Biodiversity and Fisheries and Coast and Hydrography were held in Madrid, Spain. The main aim of these parallel meetings was to review and discuss with Contracting Parties and key experts the implementation …