The One Ocean Plastic Conference

What effects does plastic have on the human body, the ocean, and all the creatures that live in it? Can we shift the focus from cleanup to prevention and effective systems that actually work? And what measures must we implement to prevent the spread of marine litter and its breakdown into microplastics?

NORCE, the Directorate of Fisheries, the Framtidshavet Foundation, the Retailers’ Environmental Fund, and Bergen Chamber of Commerce & Industry warmly Bergen Chamber of Commerce & Industry you to this year’s plastics conference!

This year’s Plastic Conference brings together government officials, researchers, the aquaculture industry, environmental organizations, and volunteers working on the front lines of marine cleanup efforts. They will highlight the challenges and discuss solutions. Through knowledge, political perspectives, and practical experience, we will demonstrate how plastic pollution can be prevented and how we can develop more effective and sustainable solutions.

Speakers:
Alexander Sandtorv
Cecilie Lind, The Retailers’ Environmental Fund
Amber LeBlanc, One Ocean Youth Panel
Fredrik Myhre, WWF
Hubert Dirven, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Cecilie Lindvall Wendelboe, Keep Norway Clean
Gunhild Bødtker, NORCE
Kenneth Bruvik, The Future Ocean Foundation
Hilde Sofie Fantoft Lygre, Directorate of Fisheries
Gjermund Langedal, Directorate of Fisheries
Eirik Langeland, Clean Oceans

Registration is required to attend the conference.

Following the conference, participants are invited to join a cleanup effort in the city fjord, “Fjord Clean Up in Byfjorden,” from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., organized by the Framtidshavet Foundation, the Bergen and Omland Outdoor Council, the Port of Bergen, the Bergen Fire Department, and In the Same Boat. Participation is free, but registration is required.