Marine Ecosystems under threat
How would we
really feel, if we were told that we are eating our own waste?
How aware
are we of the fact that the world population eats toxin-saturated fish?
Anthropic
activities undoubtedly change environment rapidly and all living beings are
being affected by this.
Marine
debris is nowadays one of the most widespread pollution problems. In fact, bad
management of waste causes pollution and more than 8 million tons of plastic
are dumped in oceans every year. As a consequence, species go extinct faster
than ever: animals are surrounded by waste and 1 in 3 species of marine mammals
has been found entangled in marine litter. Facts indicate that over 90% of all
seabirds have plastic pieces in their stomach and every sea creature is
swallowing the seawater soup instilled with toxic chemicals from plastic
decomposition…
Micro-pollution
is even more present and encompasses more than plastic, including metals,
glass, and other materials. The world population eats toxin-saturated fish.
In essence, humans are eating their own waste…
The aim of
the “Save the Wave” project, under the frame of the Erasmus+ programme, is to share
knowledge and experience in marine biodiversity conservation strategy, reflect
on sustainable development environmental aspects, discuss about marine ecology
and learn more about marine biology.
For the
purposes of this project, 21 young people from Croatia ,
Greece and Portugal
The activities
of both meetings in Poreč (Croatia )
and Madeira (Portugal
Coordinator
of the “Save the Wave” project is “Udruga Prizma” in Croatia
(www.udrugaprizma.hr) and partners
are the “Teatro Metaphora” in Portugal
(www.teatrometaphora.org) and “Dione”
local development centre in Greece
For more
information, you can contact:
Silvestar
Petrov info@udrugaprizma.hr
Vaso
Charitopoulou vasso-charitopoulou@hotmail.com
José António Rodrigues josebarros7@gmail.com