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#EUBeachCleanup in Portugal

Cleaning the banks of the Selho River and installing two eco-barriers (to retain floating trash) in the Selho River, in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal. These activities will be supported by green brigades (green volunteers) and Volunteers of the Portuguese Red Cross (Guimarães delegation). This initiative is part of the "CLEANUP4Guimarães - Innovative CLEANing of Unprecedented contamination of Plastic waste from rivers in Guimarães (Portugal)" project, conducted under the European REMEDIES program, which aims to create a multi-stakeholder ecosystem centered on citizen participation. The goal is to promote inter-cooperation, innovation, and entrepreneurship in cleaning the rivers of Guimarães municipality, protecting biodiversity, and improving the recycling process of collected plastic waste. #EUBeachCleanup #CLEANUP4Guimarães #RemediesForOcean #20TonnesChallenge #REMEDIES_EU #EUΜissions #MunicipiodeGuimarães #LaboratoriodaPaisagem #UniversidadedoMinho

  • marine pollution | ocean
  • Tuesday 13 August 2024, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
  • Guimarães, Portugal
  • External event

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When
Tuesday 13 August 2024, 09:00 - 12:00 (CEST)
Where
Landscape Laboratory
Guimarães, Portugal
Languages
Portuguese
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