Save The Med environmental awareness project

Save the Med encourages students to participate in the Gamechangers and Changemakers projects and gives them the chance to take part in scientific expeditions at sea

The Save The Med Foundation is a non-profit organisation that works to regenerate the Mediterranean Sea, one of the most fragile seas on the planet. By harnessing cutting-edge marine research, community projects and education, Save The Med communicates science to local communities, inspires action, invites collaboration and helps people to be part of the change.

So far two joint projects have been rolled out: Changemakers and Gamechangers.

 

Changemakers

The Changemakers project enlists students from the Balearic Islands in creating ideas and campaigns to reduce plastic pollution. Through these initiatives, the students promote positive changes in their homes, schools and communities. The teams which develop the most impactful projects are selected to join the Save The Med Foundation on marine scientific expeditions, helping to explore and protect the wildlife in the Mediterranean Sea.

Changemakers' purpose is to actively engage students in protecting the seas by encouraging them to tackle over-consumption and unnecessary use of disposable plastics.

Participating schools set up teams to design campaigns and projects to reduce plastic pollution by involving the whole school community. The most outstanding projects are awarded and given the chance to take part in marine science experiences.

Gamechangers

Gamechangers, a project run by Save The Med, the University of the Balearic Islands and Fundación Occident, is geared towards students at the University of the Balearic Islands. This programme encourages the creation of projects that seek to curb the throwaway production and consumption model by fostering changes in production and consumer behaviour to reduce the consumption of environmentally-harmful products.

Gamechangers has several key objectives:

- Enabling students from different fields of study to pursue projects from a variety of academic perspectives.

- Fostering partnerships with incubators and funders to give follow-through to the most promising projects.

- Building a collaborative ecosystem which produces people who are mindful of and committed to resolving environmental problems.

- Stimulating critical thinking in students to transform their consumption habits and furnishing them with knowledge about the ecological value of Majorca's ecosystem through hands-on experiences.