Beyond Plastic Med - BeMed

With over 3 trillion microplastic particles, the Mediterranean is the most polluted sea in the world. Faced with this finding, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation asked the Tara Océan Foundation, Surfrider Foundation Europe, and the MAVA Foundation to join forces and launch the Beyond Plastic Med (Be-Med) initiative during the international conference “Plastic in the Mediterranean: what next?” which was held in Monaco in March 2015.

In January 2019, the Beyond Plastic Med (BeMed) association was founded and is now led by a large group, as the IUCN wanted to get involved alongside the founding members. As BeMed’s goal is to act at the source of the problem, the association aims to support and network stakeholders committed against plastic pollution in the Mediterranean, implement sustainable solutions, encourage the research of new alternatives and rally stakeholders and the general public through knowledge and sharing best practices.