Preventing Oil and Plastics Contamination of Ocean Regions of the North

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

Description

Description (EN):

The ocean regions of the North face various environmental hazards in the 21st century. Since pollution does not recognise state borders, international cooperation is needed to tackle these threats for the marine environment. POPCORN project brings together three NPA projects from current programme period - APP4SEA, Circular Ocean and Blue Circular Economy - and a Baltic Sea Region project called OIL SPILL, which have focused on how to cope either with oil or plastic contamination of the seas. APP4SEA and OILSPILL have focused on oil spills and Circular Ocean and Blue Circular Economy on plastics, but each one has approached the problem from their own angle and has had an unique take on it. The aim has been to improve the capacity of the local communities to prevent this kind of pollution from happening and to be better prepared to act if they do. The aim of the POPCORN project is now to take these measures, best practices and tools that have been developed in individual projects, to new regions, to new stakeholders, who are not aware of these yet. The project will develop a tool kit based on the outputs of the previous projects, which will be introduced to the organisations and experts working with these issues in a series of workshops. The experts are able to update their knowhow and will be better equipped to master these challenges. This includes organisational cooperation methods and practices, but also concrete tools such as the APP4SEA Smart Map. The map will be updated to contain plastic pollution contents and will be expanded to cover the Baltic Sea region. Also, the general public have their own role to play in keeping northern sea regions pollution free. Various dissemination tools - including podcasts and other educational material - will be used to increase knowledge about these issues. Taking measures on the grass root level will contribute to the solution of this problem, and POPCORN will provide guidance for the communities on how to achieve this.

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Preparedness of responsible authorities in remote, sparsely populated areas for environmental management in relation to climate change and impacts of new investments in exploitation of natural resources

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: Increased capacity of remote and sparsely populated communities for sustainable environmental management

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Oulun yliopisto

Department: Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Techonology (WE3)

Address: Pentti Kaiterankatu 1, 90015 Oulu, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.oulu.fi/english

Total budget: EUR 61 538.44

ERDF budget: EUR 39 999.99

Turun yliopisto

Name: Turun yliopisto

Department: Department of Marketing and International Business at Turku School of Economics

Address: FI-20014 TURUN YLIOPISTO Turku, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.utu.fi/en

Total budget: EUR 46 153.82

ERDF budget: EUR 29 999.98

North Highland College UHI

Name: North Highland College UHI

Department: Environmental Research Institute (ERI)

Address: Ormlie Road, KW14 7EE Caithness, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.northhighland.uhi.ac.uk/

Total budget: EUR 46 153.82

ERDF budget: EUR 29 999.98

Meteorologisk institutt

Name: Meteorologisk institutt

Department: Research and Development – Oceanography and Marine Meteorology

Address: Allegaten 70, 5007 Bergen, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://met.no/English/

Total budget: EUR 50 000.00

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Summary

Project name (EN): Preventing Oil and Plastics Contamination of Ocean Regions of the North

Project acronym: POPCORN

Project start date: 2021-07-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 203 846.08

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 99 999.95

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 99 999.95.

Third-country contribution: Norway: EUR 25 000.00 (ERDF equivalent only)

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POPCORN webinar "Oil spills and wildlife protection"

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://popcorn.interreg-npa.eu/

Publication date: 2023-11-08

Document date: 2022-06-06

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

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2023-11-02

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152 / 152 (100%)

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

779 / 779 (100%)

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Preventing Oil and Plastics Contamination of Ocean Regions of the North

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