Marine and River Litter Elimination New Approach Turkey

Marine and River Litter Elimination New Approach is set towards union of the forces against pollution near the Black sea, rivers, protected areas and nature reserves or in the vicinity of the Black sea basin.
All 5 target regions are in BSBasin and have rich biological diversity and tourism potential.

Project aims at jointly raising public awareness and education regarding river and marine litter
problems, the value of biodiversity and environmental protection for target audiences
such as youth, tourists, business, local communities and authorities, educational organizations.

Particular attention is paid to development of environmentally and responsible-citizenship and
ecological behavior among youth.

Goals - MARLENA aims to strength community action and to involve local population in promotion and implementation of cross-border Black Sea Basin coastal and river clean-up campaigns and share good experiences in this field in reducing and eliminating pollution.