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Monaco Ocean Week 2024 provided the opportunity A SURVEY TO DEFINE
for the new project leaders selected as part of the WHAT’S NEXT
2024 call for micro-initiatives to join the Community
of Practice that BeMed has been building for the At the end of the meeting, a link to a survey was
past two years. In an online meeting during the shared with all members of the network in order
event, one of four meetings held annually, network to collect information about the problems they are
members shared experiences and worked on facing and the subjects they would like to explore
specific topics and problems. The idea behind in the coming year. The roadmap for the future work
this collaborative space is to make progress of the Community of Practice will be drawn up in
collectively and foster cooperation between the the same spirit of collaboration to offer members
new and existing members of this community of optimum support.
Mediterranean stakeholders who are committed to
tackling plastic pollution.
NEXT EVENT

THREE CENTRAL AREAS During the session, it was announced that the next
OF CONCERN meeting will be held in Athens in April on BeMed’s
Laureates Day. Members of the Community of
This year, the topics discussed revolved Practice are invited to meet face-to-face once a
around three themes: the end of life of plastic; year. In response to members’ requests, the event
raising awareness among users, residents and will focus on storytelling, in the hope it will become
stakeholders; alternatives and changing models. a tool to help tackle the challenges encountered in
The discussions proved fruitful and enabled the field.
initial connections and links to be made between
members.