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Marine litter not only has negative environmental impacts, it is also bad for local business, from tourism to small-scale fishing and aquaculture. The “Litter Spain” project in Galicia, shows how to foster new opportunities in the circular economy.

Marine litter is a global concern, affecting all the oceans of the world. Awareness raising campaigns are an integral part of strategies to induce those changes. In Italy, a coalition of civil society, local institutions and parks has joined forces with the EU with the REMARE project.

Walking along a dock, three design students noticed the abundance of old and discarded fishing nets. This led to a shoe prototype, the creation of an eco-friendly business, Fil & Fab, and critical acclaim at the Brest International Maritime Festival.

#EUBeachCleanup campaign - from a drop in the ocean to a wave of change.

World Cleanup day, on Saturday 18 September, is just a few hours away and the #EUBeachCleanup campaign keeps building momentum: new friends are joining forces to protect marine biodiversity from litter and pollution.

As #EUBeachCleanup 2021 nears its peak on Saturday 18 September, International Coastal Cleanup, the momentum keeps building. Today, we are proud to announce that Oceano Azul Foundation is joining our family, supporting the campaign by bringing together many cleanups.

On this June 8th, as we celebrate World Oceans Day, we are happy to announce the 2021 edition of the #EUBeachCleanup campaign, aiming to raise..

The European Commission provides guidance on the EU rules on single-use plastics..

Until 1975, countries all over the world routinely dumped obsolete or unusable munitions (conventional and chemical) on the seafloor.