{"id":26914,"date":"2024-07-01T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T13:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/?p=26914"},"modified":"2025-01-20T08:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T07:51:05","slug":"plastic-free-summer-in-omis-extension-of-marine-waste-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/news\/plastic-free-summer-in-omis-extension-of-marine-waste-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic-free summer in Omi\u0161 \u2013 extension of marine waste education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of the project <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/projects\/from-river-to-the-sea-lets-be-plastic-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From river to the sea \u2013 let&#8217;s be plastic free<\/a><\/em>, Sunce will again this summer, in collaboration with Sub-merus (Calypso DC), educate young volunteers from around the world on the importance of fight against marine pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-educational-program\">Educational program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine litter represents one of the world&#8217;s fastest-growing threats to marine and coastal ecosystems, with significant environmental, cultural, health and economic consequences. The greatest danger to marine environments and human health comes from large quantities of plastic.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce.png\" alt=\"BeMed-From-river-to-the-sea-lets-be-plastic-free-Sunce-edukacija-Omis\" class=\"wp-image-26921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce.png 600w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce-500x667.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sunce has developed an educational program to <strong>empower youth in the fight against marine pollution<\/strong>. The aim of this program is to reduce the pressure of waste pollution, with a focus on plastic, in the area of the Cetina River and three Natura 2000 ecological network sites. The program consists of educational workshops that will take place during the summer months at the <strong>Sub-merus (Calypso DC)<\/strong> diving center in Omi\u0161.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_3-1024x640.png\" alt=\"BeMed-From-riverto-the-sea-lets-be-plastic-free-Sunce-edukacija-Omis\" class=\"wp-image-26928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_3-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_3-480x300.png 480w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_3-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_3-500x313.png 500w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The activities are part of the project <em>From river to the sea \u2013 let&#8217;s be plastic free<\/em>, implemented by Sub-merus in cooperation with the Public Institution &#8220;Sea and Karst,&#8221; Impactrip and Sunce, with the support of funds from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BeyondPlasticMed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond Plastic Med (BeMed) initiative<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-volunteers\">Volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with Impactrip, since 2018, Submerus has been implementing the Marine Conservation program, through which volunteers from around the world come to Omi\u0161 to contribute to the preservation of clean seas. So far, 350 volunteers have been trained and several tons of marine litter have been collected.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_2.png\" alt=\"BeMed-From-river-to-the-sea-lets-be-plastic-free-Sunce-edukacija-Omis\" class=\"wp-image-26924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_2.png 600w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_2-500x667.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Trained volunteers have become our valuable tool for spreading knowledge and experience on environmental and nature conservation, &#8211; said <strong>Tino Mr\u010deli\u0107<\/strong>, director of the diving center and project leader.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_1.png\" alt=\"BeMed-From-river-to-the-sea-lets-be-plastic-free-Sunce-otpad-monitoring-edukacija\" class=\"wp-image-26926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_1.png 600w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BeMed_From_river_to_the_sea_Sunce_1-500x667.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8211; In the first part of the training, volunteers will gain an understanding of marine litter and enhance their knowledge about the harmful effects of plastic. In the second part of the educational workshops, volunteers will conduct monitoring of the marine litter they have collected while diving throughout the week, thereby applying their previously acquired theoretical knowledge, &#8211; said <strong>Tea Kuzmi\u010di\u0107 Rosandi\u0107<\/strong> from Sunce.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/be-med-381x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"beyond-plastic-med-sunce\" class=\"wp-image-18184\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Slagalica_Be_Med-mikroinicijativa-1024x238.png\" alt=\"Be_Med-mikroinicijativa\" class=\"wp-image-22289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Slagalica_Be_Med-mikroinicijativa-1024x238.png 1024w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Slagalica_Be_Med-mikroinicijativa-760x176.png 760w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Slagalica_Be_Med-mikroinicijativa-768x178.png 768w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Slagalica_Be_Med-mikroinicijativa-500x116.png 500w, https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Slagalica_Be_Med-mikroinicijativa.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunce will continue to educate volonteers from around the world in Calypso diving center in Omi\u0161 about marine litter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":26930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1073,5],"tags":[529,969,1052,1094],"class_list":["post-26914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-https-sunce-st-org-en-projects-from-river-to-the-sea-lets-be-plastic-free","category-news","tag-bemed","tag-educational-program","tag-marine-litter","tag-sub-merus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26914"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29620,"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26914\/revisions\/29620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunce-st.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}