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▶Summary
The main goals of the River Lit(t)eracy project is to increase students' awareness and understanding of an important environmental issue: the transnational riverine plastic pollution. In accordanc...
▶Objectives
The main goals of the River Lit(t)eracy project is to increase students' awareness and understanding of an important environmental issue: the transnational riverine plastic pollution. In accordance with the EU's climate and sustainability goals the project aims to develop students' skills and knowledge in the ecological, economical and cultural significance of rivers; the formation and behavior of riverine and marine litter; and the sustainable use and recycling of plastics.
▶Activities
In the River Lit(t)eracy project partners create and develop educational materials in 6 languages. To clean rivers from plastics we encourage the active participation of schools by creating suitcase-sized sets of portable educational tools and invite them to join the network of Riversaver Schools where students can take part in river cleanup actions; citizen science activities; collection of household and riverine litter; river adoption and the innovative recycling of various types of plastics.
▶Impact
The River Lit(t)eracy project increases awareness and understanding of riverine litter pollution; encourages active participation in order to carry out river cleanups; develops skills and knowledge necessary to comprehend the connections between rivers, and oceans; fosters positive attitudes and values to prevent future pollution events. Following EU and UN directives (e.g. Ocean Literacy), the main result of this project is a significant increase in the number of River Literate citizens.