Education plays a crucial role in addressing the plastic pollution problem. Through the #ErasmusMaris initiative of #JRC Geel (Håkan Emteborg and John Seghers) and #AyamSailing, led by Kamel Labibes, secondary school teachers are supported with materials and methods to map plastic pollution in their local environment, working alongside their students.

With scientific support and infrastructure from the #BlueGrowthResearchLab of Prof. Jana Asselman, around 20 teachers from schools across Flanders recently took part in a hands-on training workshop at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University.

Teachers are now fully prepared to measure microplastics with their students. The data they collect will also be shared with colleagues at #VMM, helping policymakers and monitoring agencies gain better insight into plastic pollution across Flanders.

Interested in getting involved as a school?
More information about the educational programme can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e343AA5u
More information about the Erasmus Maris educational project: https://lnkd.in/e9_NK9fM