The event is organized by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia, as a project partner, in cooperation with the project Leading partner - Regional Agency for Environmental Protection and Prevention of Veneto, ARPA Veneto, Italy. Region of Istria, Croatia, as an associated project partner will host the event.
MARLESS is an Interreg Italy - Croatia funded project implemented in the area of the Adriatic Sea. It implements actions focused on the phenomenon of Marine Litter (ML) from different points of view and methods of intervention. Therefore, project put into effect actions of monitoring, management, prevention, removal of the ML and proposes experimental actions aimed at treating of plastic waste.
One of the projects´s goals is to develop a Cross boundary Marine litter management plan (cross-border governance platform for ML, or planning tool), as a non-legally binding and practical document with aim to share understanding among the partners (IT and HR) on how the EU and Barcelona Convention legal requirements should be implemented. This includes the necessity of a common understanding of technical needs, scientific knowledge, and the socio-economic impact of marine litter in the sub-region of the Adriatic Sea.
The main goal of the workshop is to present and discuss the planning tool. The workshop will also be an opportunity to transfer related project results and knowledge gained to the ML authorities (national and regional level) and other interested ML management stakeholders and will contribute to ensuring future planning tool implementation.
Registration is required to participate in the workshop, so you are kindly requested to fill out the registration form at least by June, 2nd, 2023. The registration link is HERE.
Registered participants will be sent a practical information note in due time.
The workshop will be held in Croatian, English and Italian language (simultaneous interpretation will be provided).
Please note that the number of participants who can join the physical events is limited due to technical reason (hall capacity) thus priority will be given to those participants who registered first.
The contact persons for additional information are: Anica Brlek Juren, Senior Advisor, Department for Sea and Coastal Protection, phone: +38516310585, e-mail address: anica.brlekjuren@mingor.hr and Pero Tutman, tutman@izor.hr, consultant of the MARLESS project, Institute of Oceanography and Fishery, Split.
We look forward to seeing you at the workshop.
