Date: October 05, 2018

Place:  Auditorium Mario Caruso, Mazara del Vallo - Italy

Description of the event: In the framework of the Blue Sea Land Expo, the workshop “Marine litter and biodiversity: Plastic Busters MPAs in action in the Mediterranean” will be organized by the Union for the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Sea is one of most affected areas by marine litter in the world, and plastics and other polymer materials are the most common types of marine litter representing some 80% of litter found. The workshop will be focus on the Mediterranean answer to the global problem of marine litter and, as such, share experience on how national and regional stakeholders can work together, in a coordinated manner and in their various capacities, to address one of the most serious threat to the Mediterranean Sea.

Type: Open

• Website: https://www.bluesealand.eu/