Marine litter from source to sink

Monitoring areas closer to plastic marine litter sources that can be very well targeted, such as rivers and estuarine systems, has the potential to improve mitigation strategies, since they can be spatially focused and clean-up activities can be more efficient. In this project, Remote Sensing Solutions linked Earth observation data with multi-source in-situ data to model debris pathways from source to sink. Find out more here.

The project was funded through the Discovery element of ESA’s Basic Activities. It was selected through an Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) call for ideas on remote sensing of plastic marine litter.

Access the other Final presentations of ESA Discovery element activities videos.