Oceans or plastic? Choose the Oceans, join 113,637 other people and take the Clean Seas Pledge
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Oceans or plastic? Choose the Oceans, join 113,637 other people and take the Clean Seas Pledge
Did you know that every year, at least 11 million tonnes of plastic are discarded into our seas? That’s an equivalent of one garbage truck being dumped every minute!
Oceans regulate our climate and generate most of the oxygen we breathe while underpinning key economic sectors and harboring biodiversity. Clean Seas aims at rallying the power of the crowd in the fight against marine litter and plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution maybe a problem of our making but the solution lies in our hands.
Did You Know?
We are turning the tide!
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69
since February 2017, 69 countries joined the Campaign
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8
Countries have national laws or regulations that establish bans on microbeads
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80%
1000 rivers are accountable for nearly 80% of global annual riverine plastic emissions
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Globally
51 trillion
There are an estimated 51 trillion microplastic particles in our seas
HEROES, INITIATIVES, AND PARTNERS IN ACTION
Clean Seas is spotlighting the Arabian Ocean Rowing Team as they embark on what is considered one of the last great adventures on our planet, rowing 5,000km across the Atlantic Ocean from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean, facing waves up to 40 feet, to raise awareness around ocean health and the need to build humanity’s relationship with the ocean, highlighting the issues caused by plastic pollution, and advising on ways individuals of all ages can change their personal behaviour, inspire their own communities, and create a better future for our planet. In utilizing the upcoming row, and sport more generally as an advocacy tool, the team illustrates the importance of ocean conservation by facing the plastic truth and finding solutions to end plastic pollution.
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