On February 7th and 8th, Tunis hosts the Final Conference of COMMON (COastal Management and MOnitoring Network for tackling marine litter in…

COMMON closing conference in Tunisia: save the date to discover the project's outcomes. The INSTM (Tunisian partner of the project) will host the final International Conf…

The image, taken by talented photographer Hamdi Boubaker, communication officer of the COMMON partner INSTM, has been selected to be included in the ENI CBB MED online exhibit…

The “Network of Coastal Cities” event series continues and will lead up to the "From waste to resource - Research and innovation to ensure sustainability and foster integ…

The COMMON project legacy, the Plastic Busters CAP project, will be officially launched in Tunisia, Bizerte, during the second meeting of th…

Thanks to the help and directive from TCNR in coordination with Amwaj, the COMMON project organized a successful educational workshop on marine turtle conservation.

On September 30th COMMON partner INSTM marked World Maritime Day 2022 with a stand and a presentation on marine litter at Tunis City of Sciences

The COMMON project will take part in a special event organized by Regione Lazio, vice-president of the Na…

This is an urgent call, we might decide to close the CV collection at our earliest convenience. Deadline: 30th September 2022

Many COMMON project partner organizations have joined International CleanUp Day to make this a successful year at World Cleanup Day. Come Join Us!

The ENI CBC MED-funded project COMMON has strong synergies with the methodologies developed in MEDSEALITTER and PlasticBusters MPAs projects…

On Sunday, July 24, at the Banchina dei Pescatori in Santa Maria di Leuca, starting at 9:30 a.m., citizens, divers, and fishermen will gathe…

On June 13 and 14, 2022, the ENI CBC Med-funded COMMON project and Plastic Busters CAP, with the support of the Union for the Mediterranean,…

The ENI CBC Med-funded COMMON project and Plastic Busters CAP, with the support of the Union for the Medi…

During an official virtual side event of the 2° UN Ocean Conference, Giorgio Zampetti, General Director o…

On the 28th of June from 9:30 to 11:00 AM (CEST), COMMON will participate in one of the side-events of the Ocean Conference dedicated to an utmost important challenge for the Mediterranean and for the Programme…

The COMMON project team of the National Institute of Sciences and Technologies of the Sea has participated in the 9th international symposiu…

BEach CLEAN returns on the 20th of June! The campaign targets tourists and beach operators to raise public awareness of marine litter on Mediterranean beaches and the impact of our daily actions on the marine e…

On the weekend of May 13th, Clean Up The Med volunteers cleaned up 23,750 km of beaches and collected 1,176 kg of waste. Plastic is confirmed as the most frequently found mate…

An Italian Senate committee on Wednesday, May 11, approved a fundamental bill to fight against marine litter: the so-called “Save-Sea” law, …

The campaign returns on 13th of May, for a mobilization weekend that will involve associations, universities, municipalities, public bodies, schools, and citizens. Thousands of volunteers armed with bags and gl…

The hazard of microplastic (MP) pollution in marine environments is a current concern. However, the effects of environmental microplastics c…

The project will take part in a special event organised by Plastic Busters MPAs, on April 21st 2022 in Rome.

Four Tunisian municipalities joins the COMMON Coastal Cities Network. The good practices already adopted in the area are now available to the entire Mediterranean area.

Over 300 wastes per 100 meters of beach. The 95% is plastic and 1 waste per 3 is a cotton bud. These are the main findings of the researchers of the University of Siena.

In Tunisia, the COMMON project organized the workshop "Conscious entrepreneurship for tourism operators”, a two-days training to improve a sustainable tourism in the city of Monastir.

The deadline for applications is March 20, 2022.

A COMMON project platform collects existing good practices to transfer them to all Mediterranean countries.

Legambiente, Italian NGO and coordinator of the COMMON project: "A great news and a victory for the environment".

The COMMON project led an awareness session for students of the French International School of Tunis.

The new ENI CBC Med project will combat marine litter in the Mediterranean through an integrated and strategic management approach.

The biologist and coordinator of Marine species programme at UNEP tells the COMMON project objectives and challenges related to marine litter in the Mediterranean area.

In Italy, a secondary school of the municipality of Grosseto was awarded for a song invented by students to raise awareness about marine waste.

Here are the preliminary results of the monitoring and analysis activities carried out in 2021 by the researchers of the University of Siena for the COMMON project.

From tomorrow, January 14, the European SUP directive will officially enter into force in Italy. The comment of Legambiente, coordinator of the COMMON project.

The institutional capacity building program of the COMMON project continues for the benefit of the local working groups and the various stakeholders of the city of Monastir.

Deadline for application is December 10, 2021.

A small contest to sensitize social media users to the problem of plastics, with the t-shirt illustrated by the artist Giuseppe Palumbo as a gift.

There is time until mid-February to sign up for the great beach cleaning campaign along the Mediterranean.

Here are the details why - according to the COMMON project coordinator - from Glasgow there are no winners back.

From 4th to 6th November 2021, in Sousse, a scientific event entirely dedicated to the solutions to be adopted to stop plastic pollution.

In just 40 minutes in the port of Bizerte, in Tunisia, the robot collected more than 40 kg of marine litter.

The exhibition and the awarding of the works took place on 18 October in Beit Al Mamlouk.

The teams of the COMMON project in Tunisia met the local fishermen to discuss about marine litter and its impact.

Deadline for application is October 15th, 2021.

Deadline for application is October 20, 2021.

The expiry date of the vacancy is 15th October.

Deadline for application: 30 September 2021

From 23 September until 31 December 2021, the exhibition hosting the work of art by the artist Gea Casolaro will be held. COMMON project ent…

A call for papers and posters concerning innovative ideas is open, for a scientific day of innovation in waste management. Deadline: October 7, 2021

A workshop with municipalities and a double awareness event for a better management of waste and to fight marine litter.

Two days of training in Monastir, Tunisia aimed at strengthening institutional capacities in the fight against marine litter throughout the ICZM plan.

A training with local institutions and associations of the Monastir area for the reduction of marine litter took place on 1 and 2 July 2021.

The COMMON project as best practice in the new Seas at Risk report showing achievements and failures across Europe and highlighting initiatives to address the marine litter ch…

In Tunis, were awarded the participants in the "We Are All Med Schools Vs Marine Litter" competition. AL EMTIEZ college is the winner of the contest.

For the World Sea Turtle Day, the COMMON project launches the Charter of Intent to participate in the MedTurtle Rescue network.

This year, they joined the Clean Up The Med campaign of the COMMON project, contributing to the sampling and monitoring of marine littering.

The Italian environmental associations are calling for compliance with the Basel Convention and urgent intervention by the Italian government

On the occasion of World Oceans Day, the COMMON project team traveled to the Sidi Bou Said marina to launch the “Jellyfishbot” robot and to clean the sea.

Over 1500 participants and 10 tons of waste collected from 16 different countries: gloves, masks or waste related to the mismanagement of PPE found in 60% of the beaches monit…

The closing date of the vacancy is the 25 of July 2021.

The campaign promoted by the EU-funded COMMON project is back, involving beach operators and tourists to strengthen the relationship between our daily actions and the marine e…

“Cleaning actions are crucial, but they should be associated with other more structural actions, such as sustainability education in schools and strict laws for polluters”.

This is the slogan that the COMMON project in Tunisia launched for the World Turtle Day.

Together with the rocker Piero Pelù, volunteers, associations and students, joined the cleaning activity in the Italian Maremma Park in conjunction with the launch of the Clean Up The Med campaign.

In Maremma, one Italian pilot areas of the project, different stakeholders come together to implement good practices and reduce marine litter.

The awareness campaign will start on May 14. 16 countries and more than 80 organizations joined the initiative to raise awareness about the marine litter issue.

More than 20 speakers from 4 Mediterranean countries for an online event on marine litter solutions

The law for the transposition of the European directive on disposable items was approved by the Italian Chamber of Deputies and is back in the Senate for a second reading. Leg…

The Italian NGO asks to take urgent action to bring the waste back to Italy, pending the outcome of the legal proceedings.

The project has officially launched a series of training courses aimed at promoting an eco-responsible school model in Tunisia.

Work has begun in Italy for the creation of a permanent network that protects sea turtles. A conference to present the aims was organised by Legambiente.

The worst ecological disaster in decades. The oil spill continues to spread and reaches the coast of Lebanon.

The Tunisian Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer organised an awareness meeting with local fishermen of the Bay of Monastir.

Salento, one of the pilot areas of the project, completes the monitoring of microplastics in Italian waters, coasts and on biodiversity.

Sign up until March 21 to receive the communication kit and to help the Mediterranean Sea with us.

The scientific team of the COMMON project at the INSTM carried out a biota sampling campaign in the bay of Monastir.

Two classes of the secondary school of Albinia were awarded for their commitment against marine litter.

Deadline for applications: 15 February 2021.

The project is in the Union for the Mediterranean new leaflet, as a relevant Mediterranean-wide initiatives tackling Marine Litter.

The school's projects to defend the sea from marine litter, despite the difficulties of the pandemic, were awarded.

The project participated in the Roma Design Experience, a week of workshops organized by ISIA Istituto Universitario di Design.

The project takes part in the collective work of the artist Gea Casolaro on the Mediterranean Sea.

Macro and microplastic monitoring within the COMMON project continues on the Italian Salento beaches.

The scientific monitoring carried out by the partners of the COMMON project continues in Monastir with beach and floating litter activities.

Launched in Italy, Tuscany, the first contest of the COMMON project with schools aims to raise awareness among children on marine litter issues.

An interactive map is now active on the COMMON platform featuring the results of the monitoring activities of marine litter around the Mediterranean Sea.

The project within the XXXIV edition of “Futuro Remoto: Pianeta - Tra cambiamenti epocali e sfide globali”, ongoing until November 29th.

The project has been selected by the Union for the Mediterranean as successful initiative to be showcased for the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process.

A beach litter activity in Lebanon, to quantify, characterize and report the presence of marine litter was conducted at Tyre beach, south Lebanon.

The key words are mobilization, networking, civic engagement, and active citizenship to promote models of common and replicable governance.

The new scientific equipement will allow to analyse the presence of microplastics in seawater and living organisms.

The first monitoring campaign of macro and microplastics in the sea waters of the Italian Salento, a pilot area of the COMMON project, was launched this week.

The Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer organized a training for local stakeholders in order to promote the relationship between marine litter and waste m…

Over 2000 participants in the first edition of the beach cleaning campaign promoted by EU-funded COMMON project, extended to the whole Mediterranean. More than 13 tons of wast…

Even a luxury hotel might take sustainability into consideration. The Tunisian Skanes Sérail Hotel is one of over 100 structures that participated in the first edition of BEac…

The first edition of EU-funded COMMON project beach clean campaign from 25th to 27th September. 17 countries involved: from Algeria to France, from Palestine to Tunisia.

AMWAJ of the Environment is looking for an external auditor for COMMON project in Lebanon. Deadline for application is the 2nd of October 2020.

The monitoring activities of the COMMON project also start in Italy. This morning, the on board of a ship, the researchers of University of Siena dedicated several hours to mo…

Clean Up The Med, an international campaign to clean up the beaches all around the Mediterranean Sea, promoted by the COMMON project, will be held from 25 to 27 September, for a weekend dedicated to love for th…

Among the structures that have joined the awareness campaign promoted by the COMMON project to reduce waste on beaches, the Cochabamba Lido, in Salento (Italy), discusses its participation.

"Monitoring helps to understand the type and origin of marine litter, the identification of hotspots and the study of impacts on biodiv…

The Lebanese Tyre Coast Nature Reserve has launched a call for an external auditor. Application deadline is Semptember 11th, 2020.

On board the Amilcar-Mahdia boat, the team of the 'Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer' organized a 3-day scientific expedition from 5 to 7 Augu…

A new laboratory, connected to the COMMON project, was inaugurated at the University of Sousse, Tunisia to study the biological effects of plastic on marine biodiversity.

How much do you know about sea turtles and their habitat? Let’s test it out with the TurtleQuiz!

On 25 July, the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, one of COMMON project partners, organised the first local working group, to introduce marine litter management in ICZM plans.

Launched on 18 July 2020 in Tyre the COMMON project to tackle marine litter. The emergency of plastic pollution concerns the whole Mediterranean: in Lebanon, 124 thousand kg of plastic go unsorted each day.

More than 62 million of debris are estimated to be floating in the Mediterranean Sea – one of the six areas most affected by marine litter in the world. COMMON is taking actions to address this challenge.

The campaign encourages responsible and sustainable waste practices among beach operators and tourists in Italy, Tunisia and Lebanon.

University of Siena, partner of COMMON project, is opening a call for applications for an external auditor. Deadline: 10 July 2020

The Italian Non-profit organisation Legambiente opens a call for applications for an external auditor. Deadline: 5th of July 2020

It is the first research that quantifies exposure to microplastics of less than 10 microns in the general population by ingesting these foods.

University of Sousse is looking for a external auditor. The deadline for applications is 03 July 2020 at 12 noon.

The Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM) of Tunis has launched a call for tenders with simplified procedures for the acquisition of scientific equipment FTIR spectrometer.

Deadline for applications is 29 June 2020.

Save the dates! On 12 June and 18 June, two online events will take place aimed at potential Italian applicants for the ENI CBC MED capitalisation call.

The morning of June 2nd will be dedicated to monitoring Goulette, a touristic beach near the capital Tunis.

Over 1000 responses from 11 different countries: the risks for the Caretta Caretta sea turtle and its habits is widely recognized, whereas the level of pollution of the Mediterranean is relatively unknown.

The deadline for sending applications is 31 May 2020.

Deadine for sending CV is 20 of May 2020.

The COMMON platform is a new, innovative tool in the fight against plastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea.

Interview of Serena Carpentieri, Deputy Director of Legambiente Onlus, for Europuglia.

In light of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) developments, we are postponing the Clean Up the Med 2020 to early Autumn in order to provide a safer experience to all the participants.

Mullet, sardines, mussels and bogues: these sentinel species will be placed under the lenses of the COMMON scientists to assess the presence of marine litter.

Due to the COVID19 outbreak, COMMON project is adapting its activities and adopting teleworking as a general measure. Nonetheless, from home, work continues to protect the health of our seas.

The 1st Steering Committee of COMMON project was hosted by University of Sousse, Tunisia from 18 to 20 February 2020.

Under the COMMON project, the local fishermen community of Mahdia, Tunisia will be associated to a study on sea plastic pollution.

COMMON is looking for 2 experts in the field of Integrated Coastal Zone Management and 1 project assistant.

COMMON project will be present on February 5 for the clean up of the the Bussana beach (Italy), together with the Sanremo municipal administration, citizens and Italian rock star Piero Pelù.

Uragano and Tempesta, two loggerhead sea turtles victims of accidental capture, were safely returned to the Mediterranean sea as part of COMMON project activities.

Experts from the Mediterranean, including the representatives of the COMMON project, meet in Venice to continue the cross-border coordination to tackle the threat of plastic litter.

The COMMON project will take part in the cleaning of the Feniglia beach (Italy) on the 4th of January 2020 together with the Municipality of Orbetello, Legambiente, WWF and the well-known Italian singer Piero P…

Towards the creation of a new coastal management and monitoring network for addressing marine litter in the Mediterranean.

The Municipality of Grosseto hosted today the presentation of COMMON project (COastal Management and Monitoring Network for tackling marine litter in Mediterranean Sea).

The emergency of plastic pollution concerns the whole Mediterranean and impacts negatively vital economic sectors, from tourism to fishing.

'To tackle marine litter we need to play all together and in the same direction', said Alessandra Sensi, Union for the Mediterrane…

Mediterranean Sea has become the sixth accumulation area of marine litter in the world. There is the need to face up this crucial issue with an integrated approach, all around the Mediterranean basin.