As part of the “Know-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a training seminar on “Citizens’ participation in environmental policy-making – Recent developments in tackling marine plastic pollution” aimed at enhancing citizen participation in public debates and decision-making on environmental issues.

The seminar is organised in collaboration with the Department of Marine Sciences of the University of Aegean and it will take place on Friday, December 9 2022, 11:00-15:00 in amphitheater B of the Department of Marine Sciences.

The attendees will receive the workshop material and certificates of attendance online.

Find more about the workshop here.

The seminar is the first in a series of seminars to be held in 8 cities of the country with the aim of enhancing the participation of citizens, especially young people, as well as volunteers in environmental policy-making processes. The project focuses on three topics: climate crisis, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution, and training seminars are organized to provide information on the latest political developments in each of these three environmental topics, as well as means of public intervention and advocacy.

To attend the seminar fill in the application form here.

The project “Learn-Participate-Protect the environment” is implemented within the Active citizens fund program, by iSea and its partner The Green Tank.

Active Citizens Fund in Greece is supported through a € 13.5m grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as part of the EEA Grants 2014 – 2021. The program aims to develop the sustainability and capacity of the civil society sector in Greece, and to strengthen its role in promoting and safeguarding democratic procedures, active citizenship, and human rights. The Fund Operator for the Active Citizens Fund in Greece is Bodossaki Foundation in consortium with SolidarityNow. Read more here: www.activecitizensfund.gr.