Susanne Altvater, Ecologic Institut
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Marine Litter in the Baltic Sea: Challenges and Opportunities – Introduction

Presentation
Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Speech
Dr. Matthias Mossbauer EUCC - Die Küstenunion Deutschland
Dr. Ingo Sartorius PlasticsEurope Germany
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.

The workshop was organized as part of the CleanSea project. CleanSea is a European multidisciplinary research project, which aims to assist Member States and other stakeholders with an improved knowledge base, as well as methods and tools to reduce the marine debris. The project will run until mid-2015.

Susanne Altvater gave an overview of the components of marine litter, its origin and its impacts as well as the global plastic industry. Additionally, she presented the CleanSea project.

The presentation [pdf, 2.2 MB, German] is available for download.

Plastics are a key component of marine litter, and most are used for packaging. Thus, EU legislation in this area is important, and improving its implementation has a major potential to reduce the marine litter problem.
Event
Meeresmüll in der Ostsee: Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten (CleanSea Workshop)
Organizer
Speech
Dr. Matthias Mossbauer EUCC - Die Küstenunion Deutschland
Dr. Ingo Sartorius PlasticsEurope Germany
Susanne Altvater, Ass.iur.
Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Language
German
Project
Keywords
Marine litter, CleanSea, Member States, stakeholders, knowledge base, marine debris, plastic industry
Baltic Sea, Europe
multidisciplinary research
Project Website: CleanSea
ProjectFP 7 New Tools and Policy Options to Improve the Management of Marine Litter (CLEANSEA)
 
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CLEANSEA is a research project that takes an interdisciplinary approach to studying marine litter. CLEANSEA assesses the state of marine litter in European seas, rivers and on beaches and its impact on biological, social and economic processes. It aims to develop new... Read more

New Tools and Policy Options to Improve the Management of Marine Litter (CLEANSEA)

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EventDiscussionMarine Litter in the Baltic Sea: Challenges and Opportunities (CleanSea Discussion)
 
Dr. Ingo Sartorius, PlasticsEurope Deutschland
On 14 November 2013, a workshop on marine litter in the Baltic Sea took place at the Ecologic Institute's offices in Berlin. Susanne Altvater, a Fellow at Ecologic Institute, gave an introductory presentation on the topic and on the Clean Sea project in general to... Read more

Discussion:Marine Litter in the Baltic Sea: Challenges and Opportunities (CleanSea Discussion)

Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
PresentationSpeechFor the Oceans, Free and Clean
 
R. Andreas Kraemer, Ecologic Institut
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... Read more

Speech:For the Oceans, Free and Clean

Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
Source URL: https://www.ecologic.eu/10207