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In 2015, within European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA), the Regional Group for the Mediterranean Sea (EMSEA-Med) was established. Since then, this group has been working on the diffusion of the Ocean Literacy (OL) in the Mediterranean region. As a result, educational activities, for primary and secondary school students, consisting of lectures and workshops, were held at international events in three Mediterranean countries (Croatia, Greece and Italy), from 2018 to 2021. The activities outcome was assessed based on the observation of students’ behaviour, comments, drawings and handcrafts, while for 465 students of 1, 300 in total a pre- and post-test on OL content knowledge, pro- environmental attitudes and behaviour were applied. The results evidenced improvement in knowledge and awareness in most of the involved groups, suggesting that this approach can provide a positive sustained effect on students and possibly on their families, friends and local communities, thus contributing to the protection, conservation and sustainable use of marine resources and consequently to the wellbeing of future generations in the Mediterranean Sea region. |
