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4๏ธโฃ specially designed workshops were carried out with great success under the “๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง-๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ-๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ” program supported by Ocean Conservancy, to gather the views of stakeholders on suitable, effective and applicable measures to address the marine litter issue. ๐๐ฏ
๐ย 164 stakeholders
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๐ The results from these workshops are the following:
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โน๏ธ In their opinion, the 3 main origins of marine litter are:
โข Left on the beach by tourists/bathers that use the restaurants and bars ๐
โข Disposed of directly into the sea by the shipping, offshore, and port industries โด
โข Transported to the sea by rivers ๐๏ธ
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โน๏ธ In their opinion, the 3 most severe impacts caused by marine litter are:
โข Killing fish and other marine organisms ๐
โข Threatening public health โ๏ธ
โข Affecting the tourism and economy of the country ๐
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โน๏ธ The stakeholders also identified the most effective measures to address marine litter in Cyprus, which are the following:
โข Cultivate environmental awareness in younger generations ๐ฉโ๐ซ
โข Apply littering fines as a deterrent ๐ต
โข Enforce Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
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๐ The outputs from this workshop will be used to form a Policy Tool i.e. an Advocacy Tool for AKTI to present to high-level decision-makers.
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