Come aboard and discover the latest updates from the Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! citizen science initiative.
PIRATE NEWS
Take action in the Plastic Pirates autumn samplings!
Put on your pirate’s hat, rally your classmates, friends and teachers, and grab an action booklet to get started with your Plastic Pirates sampling at a nearby river! The autumn samplings are taking place from September to December 2023.
The Plastic Pirates familiy is ever growing: Recently, Latvia and Georgia joined the initative. We have also set sails for France and Egypt - we are confident that we will reach their shores as well.
New scientific findings based on Plastic Pirates data
Implications for the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive and what to learn from 7 years of Plastic Pirates regarding communication of citizen science initiatives involving schools: Check out the latest research findings.
Plastic Pirates are joining crews with the European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus+
Erasmus+ and Plastic Pirates have a common goal: To save the environment and strengthen civic engagement. Check out the great opportunities as part of Erasmus+ and Solidarity corps and take action to jointly combat plastic pollution.
Meet the Plastic Pirates at #EuropeanResearchersNight on 29 September!
The Plastic Pirates' crew members from Austria and Latvia will be ready to meet you during this years' European Researchers’ Night. Take the chance and let them show you how diverse and inspiring science can be!
Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! is a European CitizenScience campaign in which school classes and youth groups collect plastic samples at streams and rivers and document their results. The collected data is being analyzed by scientists.
Responsible in the sense of Section 18 2nd paragraph of Medienstaatsvertrag (German State Media Treaty): Dr. Olaf Heilmayer E-Mail: Plastic-Pirates@dlr.de
