The first results of the program for the reckless disposal of cigarette butts in the natural environment were received with great interest by the local community of Rafina and the central institutions. The Deputy Minister of Environment & Energy, the municipal authorities of Rafina, representatives of the local community and executives of British American Tobacco Hellas participated in a press…

Among the sectors contributing to marine pollution, fishing and aquaculture play an important role. Used nets, traps and longlines end up abandoned floating or at the bottom of the seas for years, damaging the ecosystem. For islands located in southern Europe, such as those belonging to the Macaronesia region and the Mediterranean, a good relationship with their sea is essential…

From the very beginning of our operation, our goal has been the cooperation with representatives of the sailing community, as the findings from our activities have highlighted, among other things, the great contribution of yachts in the expansion of marine pollution. And this is the exact reason we are pleased to announce our partnership with Jack & Jenny, a partnership…

Aegean Rebreath, in cooperation with the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research – HCMR, has completed the first large-scale research into the extent to which microplastics are to be found on Greece’s beaches. Aegean Rebreath volunteers collected sand samples in 20 beaches in Greece (Attica, Anafi, Zakynthos, Corfu, Kefalonia, Santorini, Nisyros, Tinos, Syros, Paros, Chania, Naxos, Methoni, Lefkada, Pelion, Andros, Paros,…

A new, ambitious program to address the problem of marine litter in the Thermaic Gulf will soon be implemented in Thessaloniki. A representative of our organization was in Thessaloniki and participated in continuous and extended meetings with representatives of the municipality and other bodies, to finalize the framework of the planned activities. The program, once again, brings the private and…

Kalamata is the 15th member and the first municipality in the Peloponnese in the Blue Municipalities’ Network and also the venue of our first major underwater operation of the year. Five years later we returned to the area to inaugurate our new Marine Litter Collection Station within a series of holistic interventions. We met with all the local authorities (Mayor,…

The viability of the Blue Municipalities Network and the ways of cooperation between the Ministry of Environment and the Blue Municipalities Network were the main topics of discussion of the meeting that took place between members of our organization and the Secretary-General Mr. Varelidis. Mr. Varelidis showed a special interest in the actions and programs implemented by our organization and…

The second meeting of the Blue Municipalities Network was unique as it took place with the participation of civil society and local and central government representatives. More specifically, the meeting, was organized by our organization in collaboration with the Committee of Islands and Political Cohesion of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece and was attended by the President of…

We conducted a very interesting environmental awareness workshop in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration Bangladesh at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, an area that faces very significant environmental problems both on land and at sea. During the workshop we had the opportunity to present the global challenges and environmental problems caused by marine litter as well as the good…

We are excited to announce a new, very interesting collaboration with the Athens Makerspace lab, the first non-profit Makerspace in Athens. Since our first contact with the Athens Makerspace team, it was pretty obvious that we share common values and vision regarding the adoption of a new culture regarding the environment, in the context of resource reuse, a goal for…

Aegean Rebreath, in collaboration with the Municipality of Antiparos and with the kind donation of PepsiCo Hellas, is developing an innovative program for the island in order to address, through holistic interventions, the issue of marine litter. The program that will be carried out gradually throughout 2022, is added to the important initiatives and actions that have been undertaken by…

Two years ago, we were contacted by Stephanie, the owner of Maris Pearls Co. (based in Hawaii) to inform us about her intention to support the work of Aegean Rebreath. Of course, we could not imagine back then what she actually had in mind. Two years later, we can say with confidence that the support of Stephanie (who is of…