Cleaner Rivers - Cleaner Seas

Programme 2014 - 2020 Black Sea Basin ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2025-06-17

Description

Description (EN):

Marine litter is one of the biggest threats to Black Sea ecosystems, but also to human health and economic welfare. A significant proportion of the marine litter results from river inflows the impact being exacerbated by climate change adverse events. Prevention and reduction of river litter of land and river-based sources, through a wide range of local actions via rapide assessment of the volume of waste located in the vicinity of rivers, awareness raise and improved waste and wastewater/greywater/excreta management practices can bring a sound regional impact on the prevention and reduction of Black Sea litter. The CRoCuS project is a synergistic action of 4 NGOs and 1 townhall from Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania, who came together to produce innovative tools for rapide assessment of river litter and waste recycling potential, promote sustainable waste management practices, share good practices and mistakes and spread the word across the borders for reduction of bio-degradable waste and plastics recycling and minimization. The experience of Oancea townhall brings additional value by providing a consultative support on undertaking feasibility studies and implementing waste management practices at local level. A wide awareness raise campaign, capacity building of local actors and mobilization of communities on river litter reduction and prevention will be conducted. The partners will bring about their experience and new coordinated actions and knowledge: a trash alert mobile application, teacher trainings and experience sharing workshops, demonstration activities on how to produce compost and mulch, clean-up activities on the rivers Prut, Dniepr and Tundja, ways of reducing/recycling of plastics , press conferences/social media, TV/radio promotions, implementation of demonstration facilitieis on sustaianble waste management in 7 communities located on the banks of Prut, Dniepr and Tundzha rivers, development of training packs and promotional/educational materials. Mobility and equivalent sharing of knowledge and experience during Steering Committee Meetings and partcipation in public events of each other partners will strenghten the cross border coopertaion of between Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine and Romania. As the crocus flower, which is spread everywhere and is the symbol of cleanliness and purity, so thus the CRoCuS project will contribute to reduction of river littering and therefore to marine litter, with actions that could be replicated everywhere. By its actions, the CRoCuS project fits into the EU-wide "quantitative reduction headline target for marine litter, and promote a healthy and safe environment in the Black Sea region.

Achievements (EN): R 2.2 Level of awareness of environmental challenges and good waste management practices related to river and marine litter

Website: http://blacksea-cbc.net/

Expected Results (EN): R 2.2 Level of awareness of environmental challenges and good waste management practices related to river and marine litter

Expected Outputs (EN):

Increased awareness and engagement of local authorities, environmental monitoring authorities, business and youth for the prevention, reduction and recycling of litter from Prut, Dniepr and Tundja river s. The project will contribute with a rapid and assessment of the magnitude of the impact of river litter and the potential for its reduction, through sensitizing and mobilizing of key local stakeholders of target communities located on the banks of Prut river (Romania and Moldova), Dniepr river (Ukraine) and Bulgaria (Tundja river). By reducing the river litter, the project will add to a reduction of marine litter within the Back Sea basin, thus contributing to the priority. 2.2 of BSB program.

Thematic information

Waterways, lakes and rivers Waste and pollution

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Earth Forever Foundation

Address: Mitropolit Metody Kussev 7 Б/ap.6, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Legal status: public

Website: http://earthforever.org/

Total budget: EUR 54 472.77

Women in Sustainable Development of Moldova

Name: Women in Sustainable Development of Moldova

Address: Universitatii 1/4, 2009 Chisinau, Moldova

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.wisdom.md

Total budget: EUR 32 261.53

Oancea Townhall

Name: Oancea Townhall

Address: 807235 comuna Oancea, jud. Galati, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: http://primariaoancea.ro

Total budget: EUR 14 097.21

NOVOKAKHOVSKA MISKA HROMADSKA EKOLOHICHNA ORHANIZATSIIA "MAMA-86-NOVA KAKHOVKA"

Name: NOVOKAKHOVSKA MISKA HROMADSKA EKOLOHICHNA ORHANIZATSIIA "MAMA-86-NOVA KAKHOVKA"

Address: Istorichna 13, 74900 Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.facebook.com/mama86nk/

Total budget: EUR 33 561.26

Association of Ecotoxicologists of Moldova ECOTOX

Name: Association of Ecotoxicologists of Moldova ECOTOX

Address: Hincesti 55/3-97, MD-2028 Chisinau, Moldova

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ecotox.md

Total budget: EUR 34 109.63

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Oancea Townhall

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NOVOKAKHOVSKA MISKA HROMADSKA EKOLOHICHNA ORHANIZATSIIA "MAMA-86-NOVA KAKHOVKA"

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Association of Ecotoxicologists of Moldova ECOTOX

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Earth Forever Foundation

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Summary

Project name (EN): Cleaner Rivers - Cleaner Seas

Project acronym: CRoCuS

Project start date: 2020-07-01

Project end date: 2022-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 168 502.40

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 155 022.17

Co-financing sources:

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Studies / surveys

Feasibility study - Evaluate waste recycling/reuse opportunities (plastics/organic waste) in the region

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.earthforever.org/en/p22.html

Publication date: 2024-08-01

Document date: 2022-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Training Pack on the main sources of pollution of rivers and the best available solutions for reducing river littering

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.earthforever.org/en/p22.html

Publication date: 2024-08-01

Document date: 2021-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Useful tips on milestones of EU waste management policy for decision-makers and business

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.earthforever.org/en/p22.html

Publication date: 2024-08-01

Document date: 2021-01-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

CRoCuS project video

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.earthforever.org/en/p22.html

Publication date: 2024-08-01

Document date: 2020-11-22

Languages: en

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 Black Sea Basin ENI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2025-06-06

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

43 / 43 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

220 / 220 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme on 2025-03-10. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://blacksea-cbc.net/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2024-02-01, except for projects with acronyms AGREEN, BeECO, BRIDGES, BSB ECO MONITORING, BSB Smart Farming, CRoCuS, EXCELTOUR, LeNetEco 2, LOC-FOOD, SILC, THC (in these cases, the information was provided by the Programme).

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