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BEYOND PLASTIC MED - BEMED

Call for Micro-Projects The first CMP led to the selection of 11 projects
from various Mediterranean countries. These
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation projects were presented to the public on March
initiated the creation of a network of parties 30, 2017 in Monaco during Ocean Week.
engaged in the fight against plastic pollution in They are:
the Mediterranean.
• Active Skiathos Against Plastic Bags (ASAP)
In collaboration with the Surfrider Foundation MEDITERRANEAN SOS Network (MedSOS)
Europe, Tara Expeditions, the Mava Foundation / Greece;
and the IUCN, the Prince Albert II of Monaco • Arts against Plastic. Plastiğe Hayır!! EDOSK /
Foundation launched Beyond Plastic Med Turkey;
(BeMed) to transform plastic production and • Blue Packaging / BLU MARINE SERVICE
consumption habits in the Mediterranean. SOC COOP / Italy;
• Fighting Plastic Pollution in Cyprus: The
BeMed’s aim is to sensitize and mobilize civil Responsible Beach Bars Initiative / AKTI
society around field projects and regional Project and Research Centre / Cyprus;
communication campaigns. • Plastic-free beaches / Legambiente Onlus /
Italy;
Promising and innovative initiatives are underway • Promote Marine Plastic Pollution Reduction
to develop and implement technological, on the Albanian Coast / Agricultural University
industrial, institutional and educational solutions. of Tirana / Albania;
• Relieving the Northern Lebanese
The Call for Micro-Projects (CMP) launched by Mediterranean Sea coast from abandoned
BeMed will provide financial support for these nylon fishnets / Lebanese Developers /
local field projects working to reduce plastic Lebanon;
pollution while uniting NGOs, local authorities • PlastiStop / Association Jlij pour
and the private sector around long-term l’Environnement Marin AJEM / Tunisia;
sustainable action. • Plastics recycling, capacity building and
awareness raising / Zero waste Montenegro /
Montenegro;
• Between Adriatic and Ionian Sea / Social
Education & Environment Protection / Albania;
• Engaging beach users and snack bars
for a clean beach in Velika Plaza, Ulcinj,
Montenegro – VelikaPlasticFree / Regional
Development Agency - Ulcinj Business
Association (RDA - UBA) / Montenegro.

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