From 4 to 8 December 2023, Slovenia will host the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP23) in Portorož. On this occasion, it will assume the two-year presidency of the Convention for the period 2024–2025.
This year, 109 kg of rubbish was collected, comprising 69.4 kg of mixed waste, 23.8 kg of packaging and plastic waste, 12.4 kg of glass and 3.4 kg of cigarette ends. In total, 15,329 items of litter were removed from the beach during the two-hour clean-up.
Dear friends of the sea, this year we’re once again inviting you to join us in cleaning up the Slovenian coastline as part of the 14th ‘ČISTA OBALA’ clean-up campaign.
22 March, World Water Day, serves as a reminder of the exceptional importance of water. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges we face in ensuring access to clean water, and of the crucial role that sustainable water management plays in achieving this goal.
IWRS is participating in the CRP call “Our food, countryside and natural resources in 2022” in the project “Impact of environmental stress on the health and growth of bivalve molluscs and improvements in breeding practices in the face of microplastics and climate change”.
The Slovenian Water Institute is participating in the project ‘The impact of environmental stress on the health and growth of mussels, and improvements to farming practices in response to microplastics and climate change’.
Dear friends of the sea, this year we’re once again inviting you to join us in cleaning up the Slovenian coastline as part of the 13th ‘ČISTA OBALA’ clean-up campaign.
Dear friends of the sea, this year we’re once again inviting you to join us in cleaning up the Slovenian coastline as part of the 13th ‘ČISTA OBALA’ clean-up campaign.
On Friday, 22 April 2022, to mark World Earth Day, we highlighted the issue of plastic waste and microplastics in the environment. The presentation took place at the Postojna School Centre, and the talk was attended by around 60 participants. The event was organised by the Postojna–Cerknica Rotary Club.