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16 May 2019 - 17 May 2019
Lisbon, Portugal
European Maritime Day

Theme: Blue circular economy

Title of the workshop: Marine Litter: Gaps, barriers, solutions and & innovation

Organizers:

  • Geonardo
  • Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 

Summary: 

To present, showcase and co-define through a role game with participants, the existing gaps, barriers, potential solutions, and business and innovation opportunities, for the prevention & reduction, monitoring & quantification, recovery and transformation of marine litter.

Moderator:

  • Mariana Mata Lara - Project Manager (AQUA-LIT project), Geonardo.

Speakers:

  • Yolanda Schmal - Advisor North Sea Commission, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR).
  • Ramiro Neves - Researcher and Professor (Clean-Atlantic Project), Lisbon University.
  • Dina Margrethe Aspen - Research Scientist (Circular Ocean project), Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
  • Dr. Nikoleta Bellou - Research Scientist (CLAIM project), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research.

Registration
Closed since 13 May 2019
Location Congress Center Lisboa
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Meetings
Participants 759
Meetings 314
Participants
Portugal 691
Belgium 97
Spain 83
Italy 77
France 76
Germany 57
United Kingdom 42
Netherlands 37
Greece 29
Ireland 27
Finland 27
Poland 21
Sweden 19
Denmark 18
Latvia 16
Bulgaria 12
Romania 11
Norway 10
Croatia 9
Malta 8
Turkey 8
Estonia 8
Albania 7
Brazil 6
Lithuania 6
Luxembourg 5
Slovenia 5
Ukraine 4
Russia 4
Ecuador 3
Iceland 3
Switzerland 3
Morocco 3
South Korea 2
Monaco 2
Nigeria 2
Colombia 2
United States 2
Saudi Arabia 1
Israel 1
Hungary 1
Tunisia 1
Czech Republic 1
Austria 1
Argentina 1
Reunion 1
Georgia 1
Australia 1
Serbia 1
Canada 1
Cyprus 1
Ghana 1
Chile 1
Lebanon 1
Trinidad And Tobago 1
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1
New Zealand 1
Egypt 1
Panama 1
South Africa 1
Montenegro 1
Thailand 1
Macau 1
Total 1467
Participants
Company 348
University 208
R&D Institution 126
Association/Agency 199
Authority/Government 399
Other 187
Total 1467