Towards litter-free Adriatic and Ionian coasts and seas
The IPA-Addriatic DeFishGear project aims to facilitate efforts for integrated planning to reduce the environmental impacts of litter-generating activities and ensure the sustainable management of the marine and coastal environment of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas.
The DeFishGear objectives are:
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Address the knowledge gaps and research needs to facilitate effective decision making against marine litter and its impacts;
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Address the emerging threat of microplastics;
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Pilot prevention and mitigation measures to combat marine litter in the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion;
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Enhance sub-regional cooperation in order to ensure a coordinated, coherent and integrated approach to achieve the good environmental status of the marine environment and effectively design and implement measures to address marine litter;
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Implement coordinated and harmonized actions on the science-policy-society interface for litter- free Adriatic and Ionian Seas.
