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Researching beach discoveries, measuring the sea level rise, taking joint action against plastic waste - everyone can be a part of protecting the oceans.
Myth, misconception, or truth? The Plastic Mythbusters quiz, developed as part of the Coastal Pollution Toolbox, reveals the true facts about marine pollution caused by plastic waste.
The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) from Germany invites people to act as “Waterway Rescuers” and proactively free nature and the environment from carelessly discarded waste. Available in German only.
School classes and extracurricular youth groups can explore pollution along rivers and coasts as Plastic Pirates.
The BeachExplorer is the sister portal to the BalticExplorer and offers identification aids and fascinating information about finds on the North Sea coast. Submit your findings and help advance scientific research on the North Sea coastline.
The BalticExplorer is the sister portal to the BeachExplorer and provides identification aids and fascinating information about finds on the Baltic Sea coast. Here, you can report your Baltic Sea beach finds and contribute to scientific research.
The central citizen science platform in Germany offers opportunities to participate in research on a wide range of topics; a project of Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) and the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.
Researching sea level rise via app: With the Coastwards app, coastal photos can be uploaded to help scientists assess the risks of sea level rise.
The federal government and the governments of the five northern German states support the current development and sponsor the DAM