GLO
The Global Litter Observatory (GLO) meets the need of harmonizing and compiling the information generated by the numerous initiatives to characterize macro-litter over the world. GLO relies (i) on citizenship as a major global force for litter monitoring, and (ii) on the adoption of the mass-based metric to allow comparability among datasets, an important weakness in the current evaluation systems.
GLO is funded by the European Union (NextGeneration EU/PRTR) as part of the Proof-of-Concept Program of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/50110001103, ID PDC2021-121690). GLO is endorsed as a project forming part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (Decade Action ID 68).
MIDAS
Inputs, Distribution and Storage of plastic debris in the Mediterranean Sea.
It is known that plastic debris spreads over the surface of all the oceans, the beaches around the world, and on the ocean floor from the tropics to the poles. However, we do not know how plastic debris circulates and is accumulated in seas and oceans...
Plastrend
Historical and future trends of plastic pollution in the global ocean.
It seems that the efforts to combat marine plastic pollution have been unsuccessful, and the progressive increase in global plastic production suggests that it is a difficult problem that will have large-scale consequences...
RESMALI, EO Track Med & WASP
Using remote sensors to monitor marine litter is a great challenge, especially if we want to utilize use public satellites with free access. However, this possibility would be a revolution for the study and monitoring of marine litter...
PLAn
Plastics in the Andalusian Coast PLAn is a project led by the U. of Cadiz to study the origin, distribution, and environmental & social impacts of marine litter
LitRivus
Assessing riverine litter input variability to the marine environment at large scale through field data collection: progress in marine litter pollution science beyond the state-of-the-art.
ISARGO
Impacts of Marine Litter on Species at Risk in the Global Ocean (ISARGO)
This project aims to conduct a trans-ecosystem risk assessment of marine litter to marine life by developing a novel map in the global ocean that estimates where distinct types of debris predominate and have the potential to impact species-at-risk.
DEEP
Distribution, pathways and sinks of marine litter: the global dimensions of plastic pollution (DEEP)
