HE ‘Libera’ ProjectCreated by SEO/BirdLife in collaboration with Ecoembes, it called for a new edition. citizen science campaign ‘1m2 for rivers, lakes and reservoirs’It will take place between March 9-24. The campaign, which will last three weeks for the first time this year, Environmental impact of ‘garbage’ (garbage in nature) in river environments.
In this way, overlapping International Rivers DayCelebrated on March 14, ‘Libera’, in its seventh year, wants to add new ‘savior’ people who are willing to clean up the garbage around the country’s rivers.
This campaign collects data to analyze both the typology and weight of garbage found in these environments. Any organization, association or organization until next March 3, collection points via website: https://proyectolibera.org/campanas-medioambiente/1m2/ecosistemas-fluviales.
As with all citizen science campaigns, participatory groups previous education and they will use the mobile applications ‘eLitter’ and ‘Basuraleza’ developed by the associations ‘Paisaje Limpio’ and ‘Vertidos Cero’ in collaboration with Libera.
The resulting data will be integrated into the database of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenges (MITECO) and added to the already characterized objects that Libera has collected in .Garbage Barometer‘.
In the last edition of 2023, during the clean-up and data collection days developed in collaboration with ‘1m2 for Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs’, More than 5,000 rescuers in 350 locations across the country, More than 30 tons of garbage removed the one which… 77,000 objects categorized.
Among the most abundant and identified litter in river environments, the following were the first to stand out: handkerchiefnext butt, bag And beverage cans.
Awareness actions
“Rivers and wetlands are particularly vulnerable environments to threats. Water scarcity and pollution, to which garbage disposal also contributes, constitute two important phenomena in Spain. impact factors“says Miguel Muñoz, LIBERA Project coordinator at SEO/BirdLife.
“Also, various studies show that Rivers are one of the main transmitters of garbage to the oceans. Therefore, it is very important to continue to raise awareness about the importance of protecting these ecosystems, which provide us with a better quality of future as they provide us with basic services such as water and electricity. temperature regulation“, Muñoz.
“It is very important to continue to raise awareness about the pollution it causes in our rivers, lakes and reservoirs.” don’t leave waste. Not only do we have knowledge, but we also Seeking solutions to protect our natural environment“Sara Güemes, coordinator of the LIBERA Project at Ecoembes, explains.
“Thanks to this initiative and the commitment of the various groups and associations involved, we will be able to learn more about the origins of litter and take further initiatives in this regard. Awareness and sensitization actions in favor of our rivers,” he emphasizes.
This citizen science and waste collection campaign aims to deepen our knowledge of the abandoned waste that infests our nation’s diverse river environments. This garbage, which threatens all marine ecosystems, is dragged and carried by river channels.
Preventing its spread in rivers, swamps and reservoirs and advance scientific knowledge Therefore, the information we have about their environmental impacts is important for the protection of these natural areas. Therefore, in addition to this campaign, Libera cooperates with various hydrographic confederations to act with the help of basins and custodians there and in more than 260 protected natural areas.
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