From Awareness to Action: Tackling Waste in Protected and Natura 2000 Sites
This brochure takes you behind the scenes of collaborative work, explores real-world efforts in coastal and inland pilot sites, and highlights the path from public awareness to lasting environmental impact, with a sharp focus on plastic pollution. Perfect for anyone passionate about turning concern into action.
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Each issue focuses on a timely and important topic, enriched with educational content to keep you informed. We share highlights from recent project activities and provide updates on what’s coming next.
To foster cross-border and regional collaboration, every edition features a “Region in Focus” section, where we shine a spotlight on one of the participating regions, showcasing their unique contributions and initiatives.
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This edition focuses on one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time: the impact of waste on climate change. We explore how waste generation and management are deeply connected to climate dynamics, influencing greenhouse gas emissions, resource use, and the resilience of waste management systems. Understanding these connections is essential for developing effective and climate-conscious waste prevention strategies.
The newsletter examines this topic through several key perspectives, including the role of landfills as contributors to global warming, the complex relationship between plastics and climate change, and the growing pressures climate change places on waste management systems. It also highlights the circular economy as a key solution, showing how waste reduction, resource efficiency, and circular practices can help lower emissions and mitigate climate impacts.
This newsletter highlights that real change in sustainable waste management starts at the local level, with communities that are informed, engaged, and motivated. We explore how education and citizen participation help build lasting habits and strengthen initiatives for a cleaner, more circular future.
The focus is on the Veneto region, where a variety of activities, from awareness campaigns and school programs to participatory waste sorting systems, demonstrate how active community involvement can make waste reduction a shared and achievable goal.
In this edition, we explore the connection between sustainable tourism and waste management, highlight innovative solutions to tackle plastic pollution, and share best practices from Istria and Zadar Counties.
Join us in promoting smarter waste management and a more sustainable future for our coastal regions.
In this edition, we explore a key pillar of sustainable development — the circular economy.
Discover how different regions and stakeholders are embracing circular principles to reduce waste, close resource loops, and create more resilient systems. We also share the latest WASTEREDUCE milestones and a look at what’s ahead.
Join us on a field visit to Veneto, Italy in this issue’s Region in Focus.
How can we inspire people to act more sustainably? This issue explores the role of environmental psychology in shaping smarter, human-centered waste management strategies.
We share the results of our recent survey, explore how respondents perceive challenges in protected areas, and highlight key activities from the WASTEREDUCE project.
Spotlight on: Veneto, Italy in this issue’s Region in Focus.
Our latest newsletter is dedicated to the serious issue of waste in waterways across the cross-border region.
Inside, you’ll find insights into the current situation, what’s being done to address it, and highlights from the latest WASTEREDUCE project activities.
This issue also features Istria, Croatia in our Region in Focus spotlight.
Plastic pollution is a growing and widespread threat – both locally and globally.
In this issue, we explore the current state of plastic pollution and highlight the actions being taken to reduce its impact. You’ll also find a recap of recent WASTEREDUCE project activities and a look at what’s coming next.
This edition’s Region in Focus is Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
Illegal waste dumping is a serious and widespread issue across the cross-border area – and beyond.
In this edition, we take a closer look at the current situation, explore the actions being taken, and highlight potential solutions that could help us turn the tide.
In this edition, we explore how plastic pollution is affecting marine biodiversity in the Adriatic Sea. From microplastics to ghost gear, plastic waste threatens countless species and delicate ecosystems.
Curious about our project?
Our first newsletter is the perfect place to start – it offers an overview of the project and dives into the topic of Waste Issues in the Adriatic Sea, a pressing environmental concern we’re tackling together.