Marine Litter
Marine litter is widespread and poses a threat to wildlife in and around the sea, and may also pose a risk to human health. Marine litter has recently gained significant attention and there is now a consensus for action. However, that requires more knowledge and a thorough understanding of this increasing global problem.
SALT maps quantities and transport of marine litter, and we identify sources and causes to litter ending up in nature. The knowledge we build is then transfered into concrete preventative measures or communicated to decisionmakers. We want to contribute to an efficient and knowledge-based monitoring of marine litter, and to be able to track changes over time. SALT also plays an important role in the development of new value chains for marine litter or plastic waste from maritime industries. Last, but not least, SALT is a key player in organising profsessional beach clean-ups in Norway.
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We’re proud to share that we have started work on the SALT Trail 2.0 Project. With received financing from European Space Agency - ESA, we are taking the next step from mapping human movement in nature to documenting how nature itself is affected by increasing use, including pressure from a growing tourism sector.
By analyzing satellite imagery, we will monitor how trails develop and how natural areas are impacted to provide knowledge that supports stronger and more sustainable management of natural areas experiencing increased pressure.
Read more about the project on NRK
February 26th SALT invites you to the second webinar in our series "SALTstream – Knowledge on the Move". This time with Professor Dag O. Hessen, SPOR gründer Trygve Sunde Kolderup and our very own Elina Hutton as presenters. In the webinar "On the Right Track" we adress the growth in nature-based tourism, and asks: - How to take care of nature as tourism grow? Elinas presentation will be held in English.
Sign up for the webinar here