Providing guidance &coordination for a global sustained #marinedebris observing system to support science& inform action. Supported by @geoblueplanet@GOOSocean
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Be part of the new IMDOS Steering Committee: We are keeping the call open until the end of the month! For more information and/or to express your interest or apply to participate, fill in the form available on our website: imdos.org/news/call-for-part…
NEW REPORT: With contributions from 28 scientists, the #OceanDecade Vision 2030 White Paper on Challenge 1 outlines what needs to happen to better understand, and ultimately beat, marine pollution.
👉 Download the report: ow.ly/42WI50SkW4h#Vision2030#BeatPollution
Good news: we can use satellites to find marine litter!
Bad news: there's a lot of it.
By using @CopernicusEU satellites currently in orbit, researchers managed to acquire an unprecedented view of the emissions and accumulation areas of marine litter.
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🌊 Highlights from Workshop 1: Marine Litter at the 6th GEO Blue Planet Symposium in Seoul! 🌏 Earth Observations, regional collaboration, and policy implementation took center stage. Let's protect our oceans together. #GEOBluePlanet
.#EMODnet's comprehensive EU marine litter database, in collaboration with Joint Research Centre, a key contribution to the global knowledge base on plastics and wider litter. @cda_environment@OGS_IT@EU_MARE@EU_ScienceHub
Heading out to Brussels for the @EUROqCHARM final conference? Do not forget to check our website for the details, final program and bios of the impressive speaker lineup we have waiting for you!
The #marinedebris data harmonization workshop comes to a close after 3 days of fruitful discussions with 47 experts from 16 countries!
Thank you to our wonderful host - the Ministry of Environment Japan & all the participants!
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Registration for the Remote Sensing of Marine Litter Workshop 2023 (RSML 2023) is now open. The workshop supported by @ESA & @NASA will be held on 16-17 October at #ESTEC (The Netherlands). Please register via the RSML 2023 official website: atpi.eventsair.com/remote-se…
Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Remote Sensing of Marine Litter Workshop on October 16-17, 2023. The abstract submission deadline has been extended until July 17th, at 23:59 CEST.
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A new workshop, jointly supported by @ESA & @NASA, looks at research into tracking and mapping #MarineLitter in the oceans by remote sensing. The Remote Sensing of Marine Litter Workshop 2023 (RSML 2023), which will be held at #ESTEC in 🇳🇱 on 16–17 October atpi.eventsair.com/remote-se…
.#DYK we're adding around 10 million tonnes of #plastic to the #ocean every year but we don’t really know where it all is?
Leveraging the global community @IMDOS_org aims to support global sustained marine debris observation for better knowledge & action
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🥁 [CALL FOR DECADE ACTIONS No. 05/2023] 🥁
🤖 💻 The Call for Decade Actions No. 05/2023, focused on Marine Pollution and Ecosystem Restoration & Management, is open & DITTO is receiving Project submissions. Find out how to participate & spread the news 📲bit.ly/445nkBR
Happy #WorldOceanDay, towards a clean ocean!
To support the global community in addressing marine litter, #IMDOS will provide guidance & coordination for a global sustained #MarineDebris observing system to support science & inform evidence-based action
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