News related to: ANDROMEDA (2020 - 2023)
Ocean Literacy in Action at the European Ocean Days
- 20 March 2024
The Ocean Literacy in Action event, fifth of the European Ocean Days, saw a vibrant gathering of stakeholders dedicated to furthering Ocean Literacy. JPI Oceans presented the ANDROMEDA project and JPI Oceans’ Lavinia Giulia Pomarico was master of ceremonies. JPI Oceans’ new communication officer Lisa Picatto moderated the panel session on Ocean Literacy as a pre-condition for a sustainable blue economy.
JPI Oceans highlights the ANDROMEDA project at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 2024
- 14 March 2024
JPI Oceans participated at the VLIZ Marine Science Day on 6 March 2024.
Small particles, big concerns – discussing microplastics at European Parliament
- 12 December 2023
On 6 December, JPI Oceans and the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development” organised the hybrid event "Small particles, big concerns: Marine microplastics revisited" at the European Parliament, co-hosted by MEP Catherine Chabaud and MEP Maria Spyraki. The event seeked to facilitate a robust discussion on the latest research findings related to the sources, distribution, and impacts of microplastics.
Six JPI Oceans microplastics research projects summarized in new booklet
- 04 August 2020
The projects are conducting research on the sources of microplastics, the methods for identifying smaller micro- and (nano-) plastics and monitoring their circulation in marine systems, and their effects thereon.
Six new JPI Oceans microplastics research projects launched and off to a good start
- 05 June 2020
On 20 May 2020, with over 140 attendees, JPI Oceans hosted the official kickoff webinar for the projects Andromeda, HOTMIC, FACTS, i-plastic, microplastiX and RESPONSE.
JPI Oceans partners and Brazil fund five international joint projects of cutting.edge research on microplastics in the oceans
- 30 September 2019
Five projects are selected for funding to conduct research on sources of microplastics, methods for identifying smaller micro- and (nano-) plastics and monitoring their circulation in marine systems and their effects thereon.