Earth Day is like New Year’s Day for me. A day to reflect on the things that are important to me and start new resolutions for change to improve my life and those in my community.
In a conclusive environmental justice report, published in late March, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) has declared that plastic pollution affects marginalized groups to a much more significant extent than it does other populations.
April 16, 2021 – Malibu, California, USA – Plastic Oceans International announces that the Chilean Ministry of Environment has officially endorsed their Trees & Seas event, a week-long celebration uniting forest and ocean conservation around the world, August 2 – 8, 2021.
Perched at the western edge of the Indian Ocean, with the largest sea port in sub-Saharan Africa, Durban, South Africa is famous for its pristine beaches and vibrant marine life — as well as the audacious organizations working to protect them.
Denise Lira Ratinoff has been a Plastic Oceans Ambassador since 2019 and is working on a new project called AIR(E). In this first installment of a new blog series she shares with us how she experiences the ocean and marine life through her artwork and all the personal and technical challenges she has to overcome to capture the ocean and marine life as good as possible for her project. Visit her website HERE.
Boulder, CO – April 5, 2021: To celebrate Earth Month and our planet’s seas, Zeal Optics is kicking off its 2nd annual “Shades For Seas” campaign and will clean 1,000 square feet of coastline for a year (93 square meters) from locations around the globe with the purchase of every pair of sunglasses, goggles or accessory lenses sold globally between April 1-30, 2021.
Of the most polluted cities in the world, few stand so prominently as Delhi, India. In fact, the Indian capital — which is home to more than 7 million people — has gained notoriety as the “air pollution capital” of the world. Until recently, scientists have been puzzled as to why Delhi sees thicker smog than other cities with widespread pollution issues, like Beijing. But a new study published in Nature Geoscience has uncovered what is likely the x-factor: burning plastic waste.
– Mary Robinson (first female president of Ireland)
Today, March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day (a.k.a. IWD), a celebration born from the labour movement, which was first honored in 1911 in only a few European countries.
It was made official in 1975, when the UN started commemorating it, adopting its first slogan: “Celebrating the past, Planning the future”. It’s important we take this quote into consideration, as most of the time we’re prone to thinking of feminism and environmentalism as two isolated struggles. But think again!
How do you feel when you sit on a beach watching the waves of the ocean lapping up against the shore? What about that sensation of dipping your toes in a nice cool lake on a hot summer’s day? Or even when you run a nice warm bubble bath after a long stressful day and let your body soak in the tub?
Santiago, Chile – March 5, 2021 – Earth’s Ekko, a short film for kids, aged 5 to 12, and produced by Plastic Oceans International, will make its Chilean national broadcast debut on Friday, March 5, at 10pm, with a follow-up airing on Sunday at the same time.