On 17 February 2025, the dialogue event ‘Munition legacies at Sea and the European perspective’ took place at the Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU in Brussels. The invitation was issued by the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Germany with the Ministry of Environment of Schleswig-Holstein. The aim of the event was to bring together members of the European Parliament and the European Commission, representatives of governments, NGOs and scientists and other experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with dumped ammunitions in European waters. Jens Greinert (GEOMAR) was invited to give a keynote speech on the latest scientific findings on the topic of munitions in the sea. Another participant from the CONMAR consortium was Matthias Brenner (AWI).
Daniela Henkel, GEOMAR
