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Plastic-free

Mediterranean islands

Action plan, sustainable
alternatives, awareness… 1 FOR PLASTIC FREE CROATIAN ISLANDS

Six exemplary projects from Croatia - Association for Nature, Environment and Sustainable
Development – SUNCE.
the BeMed community are Action plan 2021-2026 to reduce plastic pollution and use of
single-use plastics, drawn up with the municipality of Sali on Dugi
fighting against the plastic Otok Island in the Adriatic Sea.
plague throughout the

Mediterranean region. 2 TOGETHER FOR ZERO PLASTIC IN ALBANIAN ISLANDS
Albania - Royal Albania Foundation.
Action plan managed by a cooperation of institutions, in
conjunction with municipalities from 10 Albanian islands and isles.
At the end of this community-building day hosted
by the BeMed network, a workshop resulting from
the capitalisation process for the BeMed-Islands 3 DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES
programme (led by SCP/RAC and SMILO) was de- BASED ON LOCAL BUSINESSES
3
voted to island territories. The projects dedicated Îles d’Or, Hyères - Small Islands Organisation.
to fighting plastic pollution in the Mediterranean is- Implementation of local, natural and reusable alternatives
lands presented the activities and results achieved. to single-use plastics made from wild cane waste and conducted
“This good practice will form part of the suggested with businesses on the Hyères islands, a local designer, and the
music industry in Provence.
recommendations for plastic-free Mediterranean
islands” said Mercedes Muños Cañas, Head of
Nature Conservation and Food Systems at IUCN- A GUIDE TO THE ALTERNATIVES TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Med, which is keen to generalise these pioneering 4 IN THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR
projects across the Mediterranean region. Balearics - Save the Med/Ibiza Preservation.
2 tools set up to assess and promote sustainable alternatives
to single-use plastics in the tourist sector.
3. The Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and
Production (SCP/RAC) and Small Island Organisation (SMILO).
5 PLASTISTOP TUNISIA
Tunisia - Association Jlij pour l’environnement marin.
Communication activities to encourage plastic waste sorting,
collection and reduction with students, local communities,
tourists and trade.

6 CLEAN SEAS BY ECO-SCHOOLS MALTA
Malta - Nature Trust Malta.
Educational programmes on the impact of offshore plastic waste
and existing solutions, the aim of which is to obtain “Eco-School”
certification recognised by UNESCO.

Balearic islands.
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