REDUCING AND PREVENTING, AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MARINE LITTER MANAGEMENT IN THE ADRIATIC SEA
THE STRATEGY FOR ADRIATIC-IONIAN REGION AND RELATED COOPERATION PROGRAMS ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO PRESERVING THIS ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVING ITS QUALITY LEVEL. AS INDICATED IN THE WEAKNESS TOPICS OF COOPERATION PROGRAMS, THE MARINE LITTER (ML) REPRESENTS A CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, RESULTING BY LACK OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTITUTING A RELEVANT OBSTACLE TO A SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF COASTAL AREAS. CONCERN OVER THE PRESENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF ML IN THE ADRIATIC SEA CLEARLY EMERGED DURING THE DEFISHGEAR (DFG) PROJECT, WHICH DISCOVERED THAT DISPOSABLE PLASTIC ITEMS AND FISHING GEARS, CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO ANTHROPIC DEBRIS IN THIS AREA. THE DFG ESTABLISHED ALSO THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES, COASTAL TOURISM AND THE FISHING SECTOR, CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN ALSO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. THE FISHING SECTOR HAS A POTENTIAL IN DEALING WITH ML ISSUE, FOR BOTH PREVENTION, BY INCREASING AWARENESS IN A CORRECT OBSOLETE FISHING GEARS DISPOSAL, AND REDUCTION, BY ACTING IN FISHING FO
| Given name | Amount |
|---|---|
| European Union | 856029.20 |
| Revolving Fund | 48823.20 |
| Another public source | 39054.59 |
- Other resources - Private:
- € 63,186
| Year | Amount | Cumulative amount | Percentage on public financing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 505938.28 | 505938.28 | 53 |
| 2019 | 416036.40 | 921974.68 | 97 |
State of progress
Entities
- Planning body
- REGIONE DEL VENETO
- Implementing body
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI CA FOSCARI DI VENEZIA
UDRUGA ZA PRIRODU, OKOLI¿ I ODR¿IVI RAZVOJ SUNCE
RERA SD - JAVNA USTANOVA RERA SD ZA KOORDINACIJU I RAZVOJ SPLITSKO-DALMATINSKE ¿UPANIJE
M.A.R.E. SOCIET¿ COOPERATIVA S.C.A.R.L.
LIMOSA SOCIET¿ COOPERATIVA
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE ISPRA
INSTITUT ZA OCEANOGRAFIJU I RIBARSTVO - Beneficiary
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI CA FOSCARI DI VENEZIA
Programming area
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
- 2014-2020 EU Structural Funds
- Programme
- PROGRAMMA FESR INTERREG ITALIA-CROAZIA
- Axis
- ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
- Specific objective
- Improve the environmental quality conditions of the sea and coastal area by use of sustainable and innovative technologies and approaches