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Joint actions for environmental protection in Black Sea Basin (BeECO)

The project is funded by the European Union through the Joint Operational Program Black Sea Basin 2014-2020

Buget proiect:
The project budget has a total value of 703,870 Euro, the AO ACTIE budget being 130,010 Euro.

Project duration:
01.06.2020 – 31.05.2022

Project partners:

  • Main partner: Association of Cross border Cooperation “Lower Danube Euroregion”
  • PRO NATURA Galati Association
  • Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development
  • Imereti Scientists’ Union “Spectri”
  • Cross-border Cooperation and European Integration Agency

Project descriprion:
The BeECO (Joint actions for environmental protection in Black Sea Basin ) project derives from the shared idea within the project consortium that common education, awareness and river clean-up campaigns to reduce river and marine litter are extremely beneficial for environmental protection in the Black Sea. Public awareness and education regarding river and marine litter problems is identified as a common issue in the Black Sea countries and BeECO project is ambitious to provide opportunities for innovative and unconventional solutions.

General objective:
The main objective of the project is promoting environmental protection in the Black Sea Basin through common education, awareness and river clean-up campaigns to reduce river and marine litter

Specific objectives:

  • Increase public awareness and education regarding river and marine litter problems /
  • Strengthen community action, promote and organise cross-border Black Sea Basin river clean-up campaigns
  • Increase the number of partnerships between NGOs and local/regional authorities to combat river and marine litter in Black Sea Basin

Project activities:

  1. Project management, coordination and communication
  2. Jointly awareness and education campaigns
  3. Measures to identify illegal landfill sites on riverbanks
  4. Capacity building on environmental protection in the Black Sea Basin

Project results:

  • 700 participants at clean-up and awareness activities
  • 625 children/students participating at educational campaign
  • 200 persons participating at round tables
  • 240 persons participating at capacity building sessions
  • 25 organisations and educational institutions using the educational tool developed within the project
  • 4 patrols for environmental protection
  • BeECO IT app