Between 16-17 April, 2026 Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development Tulcea, Romania hosted the event ”Educational Seminar, Workshop and 5th SCM” under #CARESEA Project ”Cooperation and Awareness for Pollution-free and Environmentally Sustainable Black Sea”, code BSB00559, financed by European Union through the Interreg VI-B, NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme.

On February 16-17, 2026, within the framework of the CARE SEA project, the fourth meeting of the steering committee was held in Chisinau. The two-day event included a meeting of the Steering Committee, 2 educational seminars, 2 premiere screenings of films and working visits to the „Orheiul Vechi” and „Codrii Moldovei” nature reserves on combating plastic pollution in rivers and tributaries.

Within the framework of the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme, Project BSB00559 CARE SEA – “Cooperation and Awareness Raising for a Pollution-Free and Environmentally Sustainable Black Sea” – a high-level stakeholder meeting with decision-makers was convened at the conference hall of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.

On October 28-31, the third Steering Committee meeting of the CARE SEA project was held at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The three-day event included a Steering Committee meeting, an educational seminar, a training and a study visit to the Axios River Delta and the Thermaikos Gulf on combating plastic pollution in rivers and seas.

On May 22, 2025, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University hosted a hybrid format practical training on marine micro- and macro-debris monitoring. The event was jointly organized within the framework of the Interreg CARE SEA and EMFAF RESPONSE projects. Collaboration with local stakeholders and students was important. Special emphasis was placed on interactive learning: students represented more than half of the participants (14 out of 24, or 58%), ensuring the active involvement of the next generation of marine specialists.