On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, ISOTECH’s Director Xenia Loizidou was an invited panelist at an event organised by the Embassy of the Netherlands. Ms. Loizidou spoke about the role of women in the peacebuilding process, referring to, among other things, her work in the Technical Committee on Gender Equality. Below you can […]
On the occasion of the 2016 International Women’s Day, ISOTECH’s Director Xenia I. Loizidou will be one of three distinguished speakers at an event entitled “How Women Make Peacebuilding Better”, which will take place on Thursday, 10 March 2016, from 5:00-6:30 pm at the Home for Cooperation, in Nicosia. Ms. Loizidou will talk about the innovation […]
Xenia Loizidou will be a guest speaker at a discussion panel on gender equality, organised by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. The event, which is open to the public, will take place on Thursday, 3rd March 2016, at 6.00 pm at the Home 4 Cooperation. Ms. […]
The Marine Litter Database that has been developed by ISOTECH staff has been named “Tool of the Month” by the Mare Nostrum Network. ISOTECH’s D. Orthodoxou talks about it in an interview in Phileleftheros Newspaper.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 102, Issue 2, pp. 309-315 A paper co-authored by ISOTECH staff on the methods implemented by the MARLISCO project in order to promote co-responsibility and enhance public awareness about the issue of marine litter. Abstract: Marine litter is a pervasive and complex societal problem but has no simple solution. Inadequate practices […]
An article authored by ISOTECH staff, on the decisions taken regarding the MSFD joint monitoring in two regional workshops implementing the DeCyDe-4 methodology, has been published in Marine Policy. Abstract: The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is an important milestone for the preservation of the European marine environment. However, Member States can find its monitoring requirements […]
ISOTECH’s Director, Ms Xenia I. Loizidou, talks about the first Cypriot Marine Litter Database that was developed by ISOTECH’s expert team, and which was named ‘Tool of the Month’ by the Mare Nostrum Network, in an interview given to the Cyprus News Agency. In her interview, Ms Loizidou also discusses the means to appropriately and sustainably […]
We are very happy to announce that project ‘Plastic Busters’, in which ISOTECH is the lead partner for Cyprus, has been officially labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean! Involving 17 Mediterranean countries and 15 partners, under the coordination of the University of Siena, the overall goal of this ambitious 4-year project is to contribute to […]
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Marine Litter is an issue of global concern, and one which ISOTECH is working to address. ISOTECH’s experience in this area showed that a vast number of organisations undertake coastal and sea cleanups as part of their awareness-raising activities. However, their cleanup data are often not reported anywhere. This led ISOTECH’s Chairman Mr Michael I. Loizides and […]