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Join us online for Green Enough’s closing conference "Empowering Sustainable Practices for All" 🌱 📅 Tuesday, 03 December ⏰ 15:30 - 18:30 CEST 📍 Coimbra, Portugal and Online Climate change affects us all, but persons with disabilities are often left out of conversations and actions for a cleaner, healthier environment. The Green Enough project aims to change this by promoting accessible, inclusive education on sustainability! At this event, we will: ✅ Showcase how Universal Design for Learning fosters inclusivity in environmental education. ✅ Share resources for professionals supporting individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities. ✅ Discuss the future of inclusive environmental education and sustainable practices in disability support services. 🎟️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/ecydujH9

Αγαπάμε τις θάλασσες μας, αγαπάμε τον τόπο μας και δουλεύουμε για καθαρές θάλασσες χωρίς πλαστικά! ♻️💙 Lidl Cyprus #akti #beachcleanup #seabedcleanup #plasticfree #lidlcy

🌍 Preservation of Environment and Culture: A Multi-communal Collaborative Approach 🌱 ❗️Don’t miss this enlightening online conference focused on preserving and restoring Cyprus’ cultural heritage and promoting sustainable environmental practices through bi-communal collaboration. Organized by: The Cyprus Centre of London Metropolitan University, supported by the UK-Cyprus Enterprise Council and its associated organisation, EPISTEME – The Association of British Cypriot Professionals. 🗓 Date: 9th December 2024 🕐 Time: 1:00pm - 4:10pm (GMT) 📍 Location: Online 🔵Session 1 (1:00pm - 2:30pm) Preservation and Restoration of Culture Explore bi-communal projects that highlight the importance of preserving Cyprus’ cultural and historical assets, including architecture, art, and more. 🔵Session 2 (2:40pm - 4:10pm) Sustainability and Environmental Preservation Learn about cooperative sustainable development practices in energy, recycling, eco-tourism, and marine conservation. 👉Dr. Michael Loizides, Co-chair of the Bi-communal Environmental Technical Committee and Board Member of AKTI Project and Research Centre, will be among the distinguished speakers for Session 2! 🔗 Register here: https://shorturl.at/MlTRG or contact tsachry1@londonmet.ac.uk for more details.

We’re making "Kids Think Blue"-er! 🌊💙 Check out the highlights from our "Kids Think Blue" event, organized by AKTI for International Cleanup Day at Ziatzi Beach, Agia Napa, as part of the SeaTecHub-EU project! 💡 200 amazing students dove into ocean literacy through hands-on activities. Together, we collected half a ton of beach litter and guided them in sorting waste according to the European Protocol, with data logged in international databases to support global environmental change! Empowering young minds, creating change, and fostering Sustainable Blue Economies! 🌍♻️ #SeaTecHub #KidsThinkBlue #AKTI #EU #BlueEconomy

📣 Internship Opportunity on Sustainability, Ocean Literacy, and Participation in Cyprus 🌊 👩🎓Are you a university student passionate about the environment and eager to make your voice heard? Want to gain hands-on experience in sustainability, climate change, and ocean protection while spending a week in sunny Cyprus? The RESIsles and SeaClear 1.0 & 2.0 Projects invite you to apply for this exciting internship! 📍 Location: Cyprus 📅 Dates: 10-15 February 2024 ✈️ What’s Included: Flights & accommodation covered 👩🎓 Number of Positions Available: 4 🗓️ Deadline for applications: 15 December 2024 Who Can Apply? University students (18-25), actively enrolled in university Country of Residency: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Ukraine, or EU countries (except Cyprus, Greece, Malta) How to Apply: 1️⃣ Submit a 20-second video in English with the following: Your name & country of residence The first word that comes to mind when you hear “climate change” Does the EU do enough to combat climate change? 2️⃣ Fill out the application form: https://rb.gy/le3orc 3️⃣ Follow AKTI & SeaClear2.0 on Instagram For full details, read the Participation Rules: https://lnkd.in/e29nfkFk This post is shared as part of the RESIsles project, funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. #RESIsles #AKTI #mediterranean #EnvironmentalCitizenship #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalRights Nature Trust - FEE Malta Fins into the Water European Marine Science Educators' Association (EMSEA)

We’re thrilled to launch the “It Starts From You” platform—your one-stop space to take action for the environment. 🎉 🟣 Discover it here: https://shorturl.at/bu0N4 Created by AKTI, “It Starts From You” platform offers content on public participation opportunities, consultations, and resources to inspire civic engagement on climate change and the environment. 🌍💬🌱 ✅What’s available on the platform right now: Some public participation opportunities taking place in November in Cyprus, organized by Center for Social Innovation - CSI, Friends of the Earth Cyprus and Alumni of the University of Cyprus. As a living document, this platform will continue to grow and evolve over time—so this is only the beginning! This post is shared as part of the RESIsles project, funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. #RESIsles #AKTI #mediterranean #EnvironmentalCitizenship #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalRights Fins into the Water Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture

Thrilled to share that our #Potavristou campaign received a special mention at the Society4Med awards, organized by the BlueMissionMed project, in collaboration with the European Commission, in support of the EU Mission Ocean! 🌊💙 In the "Awareness and Communication Campaigns/Activities" category, #Potavristou was commended for its broad social media engagement, successfully activating citizens worldwide to participate in litter collection and reporting through the simple #Potavristou. 🙌♻️ The Society4Med Award recognizes outstanding initiatives that engage citizens in transformative actions, contributing to the EU Mission’s objectives of protecting the Mediterranean Sea and fostering sustainable practices. 🌍 We would like to express our sincere gratitude to BlueMissionMed and the European Commission for this recognition. #Potavristou – Don’t just sit and watch! :) #BlueMissionMed #Society4Med #EUmission #MissionOcean

Our Tiganokinisi project is featured on the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform as a Good Practice in the EU! ♻️🌍 💡 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eq27nD4Q 👉Visit Tiganokinisi's website: https://lnkd.in/eXji4QKb #akti #tiganokinisi #usedcookingoil #greentransition

INNOVATION CHALLENGE - Actions for a Greener Cyprus! 🌍 🌿 Want to make impact towards a sustainable future? UNDP Cyprus is looking for innovative actions that aim to support the trajectory towards a greener Cyprus Focus Areas: - Water 💧 - Energy ⚡ - Circular Economy / Waste Management 🔃 Find more information on the Challenge and submission details here: https://shorturl.at/n8UFT ⛔ Deadline: 8 December, 2024 #GreenTransition #InnovationChallenge #SustainableFuture

Δημιουργούμε τα θεμέλια για έναν επαρκή θαλάσσιο γραμματισμό στην Κύπρο. 🐟 #lidlcyprus #akti #sustainability #kaliteroavrio