Announcement: Call for Proposals to combat plastic pollution in the Mediterranean

“Bahr Bala Plastic” Project, implemented by the Lebanese Environment Forum and the Lebanese Eco Movement and funded of the European Union, launched the call for proposals for small projects to combat plastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea in the following 3 lots/ thematic areas:

Lot I: Tackling land-based sources of pollution 

Lot II: Tackling
sea-based source of pollution

Lot III: Tackling socio-economic impacts

Size of Grants is divided into:

– Large grants: between 20,000 and 60,000
Euros, with an initial planned duration not exceeding 9 months, and submission of
application through written application form.

– Small grants: between 1,000 and 19,999 Euros,
with an initial planned duration not exceeding 6 months, and submission of
proposals through oral presentations (pitching sessions).

Deadline for proposals
submission is 18 OCTOBER 2019 at 16:00

For more information on guidelines and requested
documents, please visit the website: ww.bahrbalaplastic.org  

Information sessions on guidelines and how to
apply will be held in several coastal regions.

• Tyr: Wednesday August 21, 2019
  • Tripoli: Thursday August 22, 2019
    • Saida: Monday August 26, 2019
    • Jbeil: Tuesday August 27, 2019
    • Damour: Wednesday August 28, 2019
    • Beirut: Thursday August 29, 2019

Prior registration is compulsory and should be sent to the following email address: contact@bahrbalaplastic.org

The
project “Bahr Bala Plastic” aims at reducing discharges of
waste thrown in the sea, preventing additional harming to the environment and
mitigating the economic damage to activities such as tourism and fisheries by
raising awareness about the danger of plastics, developing legislation to
reduce its use and by providing financial and technical support for projects, between
€ 1,000 and € 60,000,  that contribute in preserving the biodiversity of
Lebanese coastal zones, while indirectly enhancing sustainable income
generating activities and tackling marine litter
in Lebanon, with a special focus on single-use plastic products and micro
plastics, potential threat to both the environment and human health.