Kotor’s NGO Our action and Marine Mammals Research Association Sign Cooperation Agreement

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August 27, 2020 – NGO Naša Akcija from Kotor and the Marine Mammals Research Association (DMAD) from Turkey, also with a branch in Radovići, signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday in Kotor. The contract was signed on behalf of the NGO by its Executive Director Patricia Pobrić, and on behalf of DMAD by Dr. Aylin Akkaya. The main aim of the cooperation is to connect young people with the association and its long-term research work in Montenegro through education and field work with scientists. This will be offered at various levels; firstly to students of biology and ecology, and then to high school and elementary school pupils. During the activities, young people will also have the opportunity to meet students in the same professions from other countries who both live and carry out research work in our country. The cooperation also aims to support the implementation of the project “Youth for a Clean Adriatic”, which Naša Akcija has been working on since May 2019, and which is supported by Beyond Plastic Med and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. By joining forces, the project aims to ensure a comprehensive approach to education on the problem of plastic and other marine waste pollution, as well as the impact of the pollution on wildlife.

Action cleaning Ribnica

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At the invitation of our friends from the Sastavci Beach Bar, a new member of the Culture club family, we organized an action of cleaning the shore at Sastavci as well as the currently dry Ribnica riverbed. In addition to the young volunteer force of the NGO Our action, friends of the Sastavci Beach Bar, members of the Green Home and other citizens also responded. We are all aware of what Ribnica looked like in the winter and when the water receded a lot of waste, especially plastic and other packaging, as well as plastic bags remained in the riverbed. A total of 23- 120 litter bags, remnants of various wooden furniture as well as tires were collected. This activity, as well as all others within which we clean the banks of rivers, lakes and the sea, are part of the project “Youth for a Clean Adriatic” under the auspices of BeMed and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. Also a big thank you to our hosts Beach Bar Sastavci especially for the snack they prepared for the volunteers.

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Completed eco documentary evenings for young people

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Kotor Children’s Theater Festival in cooperation with the NGO Our Action organized last week’s screenings of documentary environmental films in the open air, in the garden of the Cultural Center “Nikola Djurkovic” Kotor. Screenings included films by Montenegrin director Mladen Ivanovic “Between the River and the People” and “Godovi”, the film “The Undamaged” as part of the Balkan river defense, to the film “The Road through Generations – Ulcinjska Solana” by the association Dr. Martin Schneider-Jacobi. Young people of all ages learned about the long-standing struggle for Beranselo, about the activism of citizens across the Balkans against small hydropower plants, and about the struggle of citizens around the world for free access to drinking water. The need to protect the saltworks and important habitats, as well as the preservation of the environment and especially the sea and forests were the main topic of discussions of young people with directors, activists and volunteers after the screening of the film. This activity was implemented as part of the “Youth for a Clean Adriatic” project supported by Beyond plastic MED and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #Kotorskifestivalzadjecu

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Eco school completed within the project “Youth for a clean Adriatic”

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Within the middle of June NGO Our action held a workshop on making plastic decorations and education on recycling, the summer eco school for children was completed. The school was held as part of the Kotor Children’s Theater Festival and was led by young NGOs Our action. During the workshops, young schoolchildren learned about the importance of water and protection of the sea from plastic pollution, sound, sound waves and sound pollution, recycling, and reuse of objects. Favorite workshops focused on autochthonous plants and making a herbarium. This event was held with respect to covid measures and in a shortened version, but with joy, play and to the great satisfaction of children, because “Everything matters, only children grow.”, The slogan of this year’s festival. NGO Our action realized this activity as part of the project “Youth for a clean Adriatic” and under the auspices of Beyond plastic Med and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. #NVONasaakcija #NGOOuraction #BeMed #Mladizacistjadran #Youthforacleanadriatic #Kotor #ecology #BeyondplasticMed

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New installations set up on Long beach, Ulcinj

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NGO Our action attended a promotion on the occasion of the completion of activities on the first rehabilitation of sand dunes in Montenegro at the location Europe beach on Long beach in Ulcinj, organized by the Public Company for Management of Marine Assets of Montenegro. Our young members won third place in a public call for artists and NGOs to create and set up art installations made from natural and processed wood collected during beach cleaning actions. Installations “Medusa” and “Cancer” were made by volunteers of the NGO Our action (from 13 to 20 years old) in several actions. The project “WELCOME” (WatEr LandsCapes sustainability thrOugh reuse of Marine littEr – Sustainability of water landscapes with the reuse of marine litter), which is implemented under the Interreg IPA cross-border cooperation program for Italy, Albania and Montenegro, aimed at sustainable marine litter management as and to strengthen cross-border cooperation, all with the aim of solving the problem of waste from the sea, which is increasingly pronounced in this area. The activities of this project are focused on the removal of waste from beaches, monitoring of waste from the sea as well as the restoration and protection of sand dunes using wood waste collected from beaches. Public Company for Marine Asset Management of Montenegro and the University of Montenegro – Institute of Marine Biology, participate in the implementation of the project “WELCOME” in cooperation with partners from Italy and Albania. To the young volunteers of the NGO Our action, this is the third year in which they focus on raising public awareness about waste in the sea and the need to protect the sea through art installations, from making the installation “Skeleton whale” of 8.5m which was used as a musical instrument during the closing of KotorArt In 2018, the realization of the project ‘Youth for a Clean Adriatic’ with the installations “Dragon of Gurdić” and “Plastic Jellyfish” for the Kotor Children’s Theater Festival, and “Angry Poseidon” for the Kotor Summer Carnival 2019, and so on until this project. For the summer of 2020, this team of young people has hinted at new installations that will soon adorn the squares of Kotor and Herceg Novi.

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Eco camp Long beach, Ulcinj 2020

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To mark June 5, World Environment Day, the NGO Our action organized an eco camp for young people on Long beach in Ulcinj. The camp is part of the Youth for a Clean Adriatic project funded through Beyond plastic Med and the Prince Albert II Foundation of Monaco. At the camp, young people had the opportunity to learn from the representatives of the Public Institution Morsko dobro about the importance of sand dunes in the protection of the beach and this local ecosystem. An action of cleaning a dune with large deposits of plastic waste was carried out, and installations of wood material collected from the beach within the Interreg – IPA CBC project “Welcome” were completed, the results of which will be announced later. Of course, in addition to eco activities, young people learned to set up and assemble a camp, and enjoyed nature, the beach, swimming and socializing. NGO Our action celebrated the 5th of June – World environmental day by organizing an eco camp for youth on the Long beach in Ulcinj. The camp is part of the ongoing project “Youth for a clean Adriatic” funded by the Beyond plastic Med and the foundation of Prince Albert II of Monaco. Our youth members had an opportunity to learn about sand dunes on the beach and the importance of their preservation for beach protection, the pine forests in the back and the ecosystem of the entire area from the representatives of JU Morsko dobro. Additionally we had a clean up activity of a sand dune that was completely covered by plastic waste that the sea had brought to this location, and we finished two sculptures from driftwood collected from the beach as part of the Interreg – IPA CBC project “Welcome” , of which results will be announced at a later date. Of course besides our eco activities youth had an opportunity to learn about setting up and living at camp, and enjoyed nature, the beach, swimming and having fun. #nekabudecisto #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro Beyond Plastic Med – BEMED # očistimocrnugoru #coastalcleanup #oceanconservancy #beachcleanup

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The first action of making installations for the Interreg project “WELCOME

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Last weekend, young volunteers of the NGO Our action started an action of making art installations from collected natural and processed wood from the beach. Within the project “WELCOME” (WatER LandsCapes sustainability thrOught reuse of Marine littEr) which is financed through “Interreg IPA CBC Italy-Albania-Montenegro”, JU Morsko dobro announced in October 2019 a competition for the production of these art installations for which our organization won the third prize. The proposal of our young artists includes two installations – a crab and a jellyfish, which will be composed of natural materials without the use of nails or some other materials harmful to nature. After the construction, all installations within the project are planned to be placed on the dunes on Velika plaža and will serve as artistic protective constructions for the preservation of sand dunes. During this action day, one part of the team was in charge of procuring glue, wooden dowels and ropes, the other part of the team was working on the beach to gather the necessary material. The experience took the young people to one of the worst beaches in Montenegro, right to the right of the Lustica bay complex. After that, they started making installations that slowly began to form. We will not publish the results, ie the installations themselves, until the action of setting them up, on March 28, 2020.

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Beach clean up Maljevik, Sutomore

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On this wonderful first of december day, 50 volunteers spend the day cleaning beach Maljevik in Sutomore. The call for action at this beach was joinded by organization “Do not throw bottles”, the Dolphin Research center, NGO Clean sea, Kayak and SUP business Sutomore, the NGO LGBT Forum Progres, Undiscovered Montenegro and citizens of Sutomore, with the support of the muncipality of Sutomore and waste management of Bar. We collected 195 bags of 120L capacity, one full bag of plastic bottle lids for the initiative “A lid for invalid children” and a large amount of bulk waste items. The sea placed huge amount of plastic on the beach after a storm that hit Montenegro, but we returned the beach to it’s original glori. Following work the volunteers enjoyed the beach with football and swimming. This action was organized as part of our project called “Youth for a clean Adriatic” sponsored by Beyond plastic MED and the foundation of the Prince Albert II of Monaco. #stopplasticpollution #initiativesbemed #montenegro #BeMed #BeMedMontenegro #YouthforacleanAdriatic #MladizacistJadran #NVONasaAkcija #NGOOurAction #Breakfreefromplastic #TrashtagMontenegro #OcistiME #ZeroWasteMontenegro #budiprimjer

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River clean-up action, Ribnica

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On the 10th of November, under very poor weather conditions, we managed to organize the river Ribnica clean-up action. The action was joined by our partner organization the kayak club “Podgorica” and the Podgorica Waste management company. We have managed to collect 30 bags of waste and a decent amount of larger waste items such as chairs and paint cans. Since the recent flooding and coastal bad weather brought a lot of plastic and other waste to the beaches and river banks, we are calling for all organizations, willing volunteer, citizens and the waste management companies to have actions to clean the accumulations. Additionally we sincerely thank all volunteers who helped during this action in the cold, wind and rain. . #budiprimjer #NVONasaakcija #NGOOurAction #MladizacistJadran #YouthforacleanAdriatic

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