MARLISCO National Forum in Cyprus

The Cypriot MARLISCO National Forum on Marine Litter took place yesterday, 15 October 2014, in Nicosia, Cyprus. The Forum, in which key stakeholders representing governmental departments, industry, civil society, academia, research institutions, waste management, the media, and the tourism sector participated, was a great success.  The participants engaged in lively discussions and proposed and voted on specific solutions to address the problem of marine litter. Their suggestions, along with the suggestions from the other 11 MARLISCO National Fora, will be included in a report to the submitted to the European Commission.