FUNDING & INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES
CASSINI Maritime Prize for Digital Space Applications
The CASSINI EU Maritime Prize for Digital Space Applications is looking for innovative solutions that leverage EU space to detect, monitor and remove plastic from our oceans and waterways. Find out more about the global issue spurring the need for these types of solutions and the CASSINI competition initiative here.
Basel and Stockholm Conventions’ Regional Centre Small Grants Programme on Plastic Waste
The Basel & Stockholm Conventions Regional Centre has announced a Small Grant Program (SGP) on Plastic Waste to improve the management of plastic waste in partner countries and thus contribute towards preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution. Find out more here.
Benioff Ocean Initiative
The Benioff Ocean Initiative believes that by combining everyone's awareness of where the ocean is sick with the willingness of the marine science community to help, we can make a difference. Ideas are welcome from anyone, anywhere in the world.
Find out more about the 3-step process to submit your problem here.
US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program
This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Full details, including requirements and registration, can be found here.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Help Shape The GPML Digital Platform on Plastic Pollution & Marine Litter
The GPML Digital Platform is a mostly open-source, multi-stakeholder platform that compiles different resources, connects stakeholders and integrates data to guide action. The resources cover all stages in the plastics life cycle, with respect to prevention of litter and waste, design and production, use and consumption, waste management and marine litter monitoring and capturing.
Sign in here and help shape the platform!
THE IMPACT OF PLASTIC PPE DURING COVID-19- How to reduce and dispose of our PPE waste more responsibly
While the rapid distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been essential to the COVID response, it’s also creating major environmental issues. To raise awareness of this problem, and how to tackle it, SafeTec has created a comprehensive guide. It covers:
- Short-term and long-term effects of PPE damage on the environment
- Wider plastic waste and the pandemic
- How to safely dispose of PPE used during COVID-19
- Advice for reducing the amount of PPE wastage
Find out more here.
New Action Plan from GPML-Caribe
The Caribbean Node of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML-Caribe) is pleased to announce the publication of the Action Plan for Harmonization of Marine Litter Monitoring.
This report aims to define an effective strategy and create a roadmap for a cost-effective and easily replicable means to collect high quality, harmonized marine litter data that can be used for driving and verifying effectiveness of reduction policies, awareness raising while ensuring that the data collected regionally is aligned with global marine litter data consolidation and analysis. This action plan builds on the 2019 recommendations for a Hybrid Approach to Marine Litter Monitoring and incorporates regional and global assessments of marine litter frameworks, best practices of the established program for beach litter monitoring in the OSPAR region, and feedback from stakeholders within the Wider Caribbean Region.
Drowning in Plastics- Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics
This is a complete overview of the global challenges related to marine litter and plastic waste, using graphic illustrations accompanied by condensed descriptions of key thematic areas. Find out more here.
