Congratulations Emma! KIMO Sweden’s scholarship of SEK 15 000 goes this year to Emma Brodén to write a report on the subject of artificial grass sports fields. Emma has completed a master’s degree in natural sciences in strategic environmental work at Lund University. The spread of granules from artificial grass pitches has been identified as … [continue reading]
Haunted Sea: An in-depth investigation of the problem of ghost gear
Each year KIMO Sweden present a scholarship to investigate a pressing environmental problem. The scholarship holder for 2021, Anna Axelsson, focused her research on ghost gear. Ghost gear is fishing gear (nets, lines, creels and pots) that has been lost or discarded into the sea and is the most harmful form of marine debris because … [continue reading]
Plastic confetti no longer allowed outdoors in Sweden
A priority issue for all the KIMO networks is that litter to the marine environment must be reduced, especially when it comes to plastic. For many years, KIMO Sweden has campaigned to stop the major littering problem caused by plastic confetti. The EU recently decided in a directive that certain disposable plastic products should … [continue reading]
Swedish student wins KIMO scholarship to study ghost nets
Anna Axelsson has been appointed KIMO’s scholarship holder this year. Anna describes herself as an environmental scientist with a focus on the sea. She has just finished her master’s degree in Sea and Society at the University of Gothenburg. The scholarship’s theme is ghost nets and plastic in the sea. Ghost nets are lost fishing … [continue reading]
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