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In 2024, 14 new projects from 9 countries
joined the BeMed stakeholders network.
105 projects have been supported to date!

MICRO-INITIATIVES
The BeMed network

expands its expertise

BeMed has revealed the 14 winners benefitting from its
support for their initiatives to make the Mediterranean

plastic-free.

Monegasque association Beyond Plastic Med
(BeMed) continued its support for Mediterranean
stakeholders striving to raise awareness of and
reduce plastic pollution by issuing a call for micro-
initiatives for the eighth consecutive year. The
Mediterranean is one of the world’s most polluted
seas, with an alarming quantity of plastic dumped The BeMed network is present in
into its waters every day. BeMed’s mission is to 15 different countries, with a total of
support the growing efforts of emerging local 105 projects supported to date.
initiatives in the Mediterranean basin to mitigate this Hosted by the Prince Albert II of Monaco
major environmental catastrophe. Foundation, this organisation tackling
plastic pollution in the Mediterranean
This year, 14 new projects run in 9 Mediterranean receives support from the Didier and
countries are being funded by the organisation and Martine Primat Foundation, the Aether
have joined the BeMed network, whose purpose is Fund of the Foundation for Future
to strengthen and amplify their contributions. The Generations and the Fonds Français pour
project leaders had the opportunity to present their l'Environnement Mondial for its call
initiatives at an online conference held on Friday for micro-initiatives.
22 March 2024, when they discussed subjects such
as drastically reducing single-use plastics, raising
awareness among and training local stakeholders,
citizens and young people, collecting waste data
and innovations. The members of this active network
are once again joining forces to provide sustainable,
inclusive solutions, as well as to share best practice
in tackling the plastic emergency.