ACTIVITIES

  • Coordination and management
    Administrative and financial project management; communication within NETmicroplastic; strategic management by the Steering Board; data management plan
  • Towards a sustainable NETmicroplastic partnership
    Setup & management; further extension via virtual platforms; planning network continuation
  • Analysis & mapping microplastic activities in agricultural soils
    Stakeholder mapping; stakeholder workshop in Tulln (AT), spring 2023; compilation of relevant knowledge gaps and opportunities; database to provide and structure the collected information about microplastic in soil and beyond.
  • Roadmap for Lower Austria – microplastic strategies and concepts
    R&I roadmap creation process; consultation workshop in Tulln (AT), 2024
  • Development of R&I projects
    Identifying national and European calls relevant to NETmicroplastic; submission of projects
  • Dissemination, knowledge transfer and dialogue between research and practice
    Communication and dissemination plan; website; dissemination materials; publications (scientific, technical, recommendations, opinion papers); agricultural school project; training workshops; ideas competition for schools; citizen events; scientific conferences and fairs; final conference in Tulln (AT), 2025 including exhibition area.
Link to: Challenges

Challenges

Link to: Structure

Structure