The CRIPTIC team completed the second field study and clean-up operation at the Caspian Sea coast
A team of more than 50 volunteers – university students and lecturers, early-career scientists and experienced researchers, engineers from the private sector, and local community representatives- participated in the fieldwork and clean-up on the 6th of November 2022.
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The second workshop within the Akvaplan-niva led CRIPTIC project (Cleaning Riverine Plastic from a Transboundary Inflow to the Caspian) was held as a webinar on the 27th of June 2022. The workshop was led by the project manager from Norway Dr Peygham Ghaffari.
During the workshop, the partners presented and discussed interim project results achieved in 2021 and 2022, as well as plans for summe
THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP IN THE CRIPTIC PROJECT
The main aim of the Akvaplan-niva led CRIPTIC project (Cleaning Riverine Plastic from a Transboundary Inflow to the Caspian) is to apply digital methods and community engagement to reduce plastic waste in the Caspian Sea. The project is funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environmental Fund (Handelens Miljøfond).
Date: 27 June 202
Siden 50-tallet er det produsert mer en 8 milliarder tonn plast på verdensbasis. En betydelig del av denne plasten havner i havet hvor det akkumuleres på havbunnen og langs strendene. Dette er ikke bare et visuelt problem, men det utgjør også en fare for marine dyr i havet og langs kysten. Noe av plasten brytes også ned til mikroplast.
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The first CRIPTIC workshop on 'Litter cleaning registration and sampling methodology' was held as a webinar on the 25th of June 2021. The webinar was led by the CRIPTIC project leader from Norway and co-leader from Azerbaijan: Akvaplan-niva (Peygham Ghaffari) and Azerbaijan Geographical Society (Elnur Safarov). More than 50 participants took part in the event, including 42 students from Azerbaijan
Cleaning Riverine Plastic from a Transboundary Inflow to the Caspian (CRIPTIC) project funded by the Norwegian Retailers' Environmental Fund (Handelens Miljøfund) has been officially launched with the kick-off meeting held on Thursday, 6thof May 2021. CRIPTIC partners from Akvaplan-niva (project manager), NIVA, SALT and TerraNor from Norway; Azerbaijan Geographical Society, Institute of Geography
Akvaplan-niva and partners have been granted funding from Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (Handelens Miljøfond) for a project to map and clean-up plastic waste in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan. The project will combine a range of advanced digital methods, educational programs, and citizen science to engage local stakeholders in plastic mapping and clean-up activities.
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