TUTORIAL 6 INTRO: AKTI PROJECT AND RESEARCH CENTRE & ISOTECH
AKTI Project and Research Centre is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation based in Cyprus, whose overarching mission is to promote sustainable development and develop a knowledge-based society. Over the last 22 years, AKTI has become one of the most active environmental NGOs on the island and has created an extensive network of collaborators and volunteers in over 50 countries across Europe and the world. AKTI promotes and supports the development of a knowledge-based society through the involvement of the key actor groups and public in applied scientific research, through innovative methods for enhancing citizen science. AKTI received international recognition for its innovative approach to the issues of sustainability and its game changing way of working in the field of the environment. AKTI’s activities span five main areas: – Applied environmental research; – Environmental education, vocational training and capacity building; – Coastal and marine environment; – Public outreach and advocacy; and – Social & Gender Issues. In BtS 2023, AKTI will focus on the issue of marine litter and specifically about the importance of citizen science for marine litter monitoring and on the role of novel materials that can replace some of the most common culprits of marine and terrestrial plastic pollution. The novel products developed by the SEALIVE project (www.sealive.eu) will be presented in a knowledge transfer event and exhibition, which will include the recording of the participants views and opinions.