Free-LitterAT will achieve litter-free coastal communities by combining knowledge, tools and technology with pilot actions with multi-stakeholder engagement. It tackles marine litter, a transnational challenge demanding an integral approach involving prevention, monitoring and removal when feasible of the already accumulated marine litter. The overall objective is to protect biodiversity by implementing innovative approaches to prevent and reduce marine litter, with special emphasis on ALDFG and microplastics. Free LitterAt will contribute to reducing inputs, locating sources and hotspots, enhancing monitoring capabilities and raising awareness. Main outputs include guidance, tools and joint solutions for waste management, marine litter monitoring, modelling, clean-up and removal, as well as action plans transferred to the competent authorities and maritime stakeholders. The project will build on previous results and alliances, developing new solutions to be implemented through pilot actions.
| Project Designation: | FREE-LITTERAT - Advancing towards litter-free Atlantic coastal communities by preventing and reducing macro and micro litter | |
| Program: | Interreg Atlantic Area 2021-2027 | |
| Start Date: | 01/11/2023 | |
| End Date: | 31/10/2026 | |
| Total Budget: | 3 626 336,22 € | |
| Funding: | 2 719 752,17 € | |
| ARDITI Budget: | 313 200,00 € | |
| ARDITI Funding: | 234 900,00 € | |
| Coordinator: | Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR | |
| Partners: |
Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR (Control and Management of the Marine Environment and Resources); Instituto Tecnológico para el Control del Medio Marino de Galicia (Unidad de Documentación y Apoyo Científico/Unidad de Modelado Oceanográfico); Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (CRETUS, Cross-disciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies); ARDITI - Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação (Projects Department); Direção Regional do Ambiente e Alterações Climáticas (Direção de Serviços de Alterações Climáticas e Sustentabilidade); Centre of Documentation Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (CEDRE); Université Bretagne Sud (Plateau technique ComposiTIC); Universidade Lusófona (Faculdade de Engenharia); Marine Institute (Ocean, Climate & Information Services); Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Instituto Español de Oceanografía del CSIC). |
This project is aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
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