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Our newsletters contain a wealth of information on our current campaigns, news from our European networks and, details of our latest research projects and International meetings.

 

  • Summer Newsletter 2011:

 

    KIMO Good Practice Guide Published: Mitigating Eutrophication - a manual for municipalities

 

    Fishing for Litter funding secured for the next three years

 

    KIMO UK helped campaign retaining two Coastguard stations

 

    KIMO Denmark study - still massive marine litter problem

 

    KIMO Review Published: Analysis of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster 2010

    - A summary of  key response efforts

    

    21st KIMO International Conference and AGM approaching

 

    KIMO objects to Canadian Steam Generator Shipment

 

    Action Areas:

 

    KIMO concerns raised in EU and IMO

 

    Marine Strategy Framework Directive

 

 

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  • Winter Newsletter 2010:

 

     KIMO's Plastic Breakfast raises marine litter issues

    

     Fishing for Litter growing in strength

 

     UK Emergency Towing Vessel cuts threaten marine environment

 

     Economic Impacts of Marine Litter report published

 

     20th AGM held in Palanga

 

     Action Areas:

 

    Lessons can be learned from the outcomes of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

 

    Container lashings review confirms KIMO's position

 

    

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  • Spring Newsletter 2010:

 

       International Board agree to make closer links with Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA)

 

       KIMO Denmark raise public awareness of marine litter issues

 

       KIMO Baltic have concerns over nuclear waste and chemical weapons dumping

 

       Fishing For Litter UK extends its operations in SW England

        

       Secretariat gives its view on the EU Marine Strategy Directive

 

       Action Areas:   

 

       Marine Litter

 

       Containership Concerns

     

       Climate Change

 

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  • Summer Newsletter 2009:

 

        KIMO International launch new website and brochure

 

        KIMO become an official observer to HELCOM

 

        KIMO Netherlands and Belgium launch 'Wandering along the Coast' project

 

        UK Environment Minister Hilary Benn endorses Fishing For Litter SW

 

        Fishing For Litter Baltic apply to EU Baltic Sea Region programme for part-funding

 

        Secretariat gives its view on the EU Marine Strategy Directive

 

        Action Areas:

    

        Nuclear Transport

 

        Containerships

 

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  • Spring Newsletter 2009:

 

        KIMO International launch lost containers campaign

    

        Containerships: Lessons from the MSC Napoli

        

        KIMO UK appoint Tom Piper as UK Coordinator

 

        KIMO Netherlands and Belgium launch Fishing For Litter

 

        KIMO Baltic successfully lobby against leavy metal dumping in the Baltic Sea

 

        Action Areas:

 

        KIMO and University of Plymouth collaborate on microplastics research

 

        KIMO cordinates OSPAR Marine Litter Expert Group

 

        KIMO Marine Litter Assessment published by United Nations Environment Programme

 

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