WCC 2020 Res 019 - Activity Report

In 2022, the re-launch of the CoastWATCH citizen science initiative to monitor, protect and ensure sustainable development of coastal areas (erosion, IAS, marine litter) included the application of the CoastWATCH manual to relevant MOs across CCB based on inputs from national experiences, and arranging national and Baltic CoastWATCH workshops and events.

Since 2019, the work on marine and other coastal litter has been focused on coastal cleanup events, including its gamification, using e.g. the Clean Games concept. In 2022, CCB continued maintaining a beach litter monitoring network in the BSR gathering knowledge and data following the Clean Games approach and involving more partners in its implementation.

In 2022, CCB and its Member Organizations continued supporting the implementation of the EU Single Use Plastic Directive and EU Circular Economy Action Plan for a cleaner and more competitive Europe in BSR EU Member States. CCB will also facilitate the adoption of the Directive and action plan requirements by non-EU BSR countries. We engaged in the UNEP-led INC process to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.