Providing guidance &coordination for a global sustained #marinedebris observing system to support science& inform action. Supported by @geoblueplanet @GOOSocean

Joined May 2023
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1 Apr 2025
We are excited to share that coordination of global #marine #debris #observations will receive another boost in resources thanks to an upcoming #HorizonEurope project called #BioGeoSea. Read more on our website: imdos.org/news/upcoming-eu-h…
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Join @audrey_hasson & Daphné Lecellier from @MercatorOcean on October 23 for a webinar on the new @IMDOS_org : Coordinating the global community to provide data to inform policy Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Do you have a marine debris monitoring project/initiative? Showcase your work on the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS) directory & get direct access to @IMDOS_org news, events, & more. ➡️ Sign up imdos.org/activities/imdos-d…
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25 Sep 2024
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…

We are excited to announce the call to join the team supporting the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (@IMDOS_org ) supported by #GEOBluePlanet & @GOOSocean ➡️More info imdos.org/news/call-for-part… ➡️Make your project visible on the IMDOS directory imdos.org/activities/imdos-d…
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We are excited to announce the call to join the team supporting the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (@IMDOS_org ) supported by #GEOBluePlanet & @GOOSocean ➡️More info imdos.org/news/call-for-part… ➡️Make your project visible on the IMDOS directory imdos.org/activities/imdos-d…
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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
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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. europa.eu/!xxpPDd
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The 3rd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-3) has wrapped up in Nairobi, marking an important step towards an international legally binding #PlasticsTreaty to #BeatPlasticPollution. unep.org/news-and-stories/pr…
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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
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11 Oct 2023
.#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
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9 Oct 2023
IMDOS is at the @EUROqCHARM conference to help ensure the project's legacy, with a few Steering Committee members and the project coordinator also presenting. @EU4OceanObs @Euro_Sea @GOOSocean @GEOBluePlanet @ioccp_org
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!
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31 Aug 2023
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! ➡️geoblueplanet.org/internatio…
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29 Aug 2023
Day 1 of the #marinedebris data harmonization workshop bringing together international experts in data management, monitoring & harmonization of methods #marinelitter #plasticpollution @MOEJ_Climate @GEOBluePlanet @Euro_Sea @EU4OceanObs @EUROqCHARM ➡️geoblueplanet.org/internatio…
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#BeatPlasticPollution with #CopernicusMarine #DYK that tourism causes4⃣0⃣% of #PlasticPollution in the #Mediterranean Sea❓ This affects marine life and damages the beauty of beaches and coastal areas🏖️ Let's work together 🤝 to clean up our beaches
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10 Aug 2023
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…
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14 Jul 2023
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. atpi.eventsair.com/remote-se… @GOOSocean @GEOBluePlanet
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…
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.#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 🌐geoblueplanet.org/building-a…
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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
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8 Jun 2023
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 ➡️geoblueplanet.org/integrated…
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