Interreg PEPSEA Project

Adriatic enclosed parts of sea (EPSs), such as bays, channels and lagoons, are often places of frequent sea traffic with consequent high risk of sea pollution by oils and hazardous substances, but there are no specific response protocols for EPSs which, due to different morphological and dynamic water characteristics, require an appropriate approach.

In our quest to satisfy an insatiable appetite for products containing soy, beef, palm oil, wood, cocoa and coffee, Europe is contributing to the deforestation and forest degradation of many of the world’s remaining natural areas. Forests support our global biodiversity, store enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and are home to many Indigenous groups. Their destruction has significant consequences for the climate crisis and future food security, not to mention forest-dependent communities.