Name
Mer Terre
website
country
France
Goal
The MerTerre association contributes to achieve ZERO MARINE WASTE GOAL by: 1- Developing macro-waste characterization and decision support tools for managers 2- Supporting public authorities and companies in the construction and implementation of curative and preventive reduction programs for water pollution by solid waste 3- Identifying, coordinating and valuing the social network that organizes voluntary cleanings 4- Producing tools and proposing awareness programs for decision-makers, the general public and children 5-Centralizing legal, scientific and political information relating to this pollution 6- Participating in working groups and think tanks in order to influence decision-makers at national, European and international level.
Main Topic
Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment
All Topics
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment
Scale
- National
Actors
- Community-based initiative (i.e. citizens, cooperative, neighbourhood group)
Main Activity
Raising awareness and/or political agenda-setting;
Activities
- Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services
- Raising awareness and/or political agenda-setting
- Facilitating dialogue and networking
- Developing and/or producing goods
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.