COMMONWEALTH CLEAN OCEANS CAMPAIGN
Each year, more than 12million tonnes of plastic waste pollute our oceans.
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As part of our commitment to conserve our natural environment, we our focusing our efforts on protecting our oceans, by combatting plastic pollution and the damage it can cause in the ecosystem.
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The Commonwealth Clean Oceans campaign aims to prevent one million items of plastic entering waters around the Commonwealth by 2025 – utilising a combination of education and targeted action. In the next year and a half, we are looking to enlist a team of volunteers and partner organisations to help.
Ocean plastic doesn’t just affect countries with a coastline. Research shows how it degrades and how microplastics enter our water systems and food chains. A majority of ocean plastic also enters the ocean through the major rivers of the world, making this an issue for all Commonwealth countries, not just Small Island States that are particularly vulnerable to environmental changes in the oceans.
The guiding principles of this campaign are:
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Community Led
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Pan-Commonwealth Involvement
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Regular Reporting and Accountability
Help us achieve our aim of preventing one million items of plastic from entering our waters by 2025
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If this is something you would like to be involved in or have experience of already, we would love to hear from you. Please send our campaign lead William Bolton an email: william.bolton@royalcwsociety.org
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With your support we can help rid the oceans of plastic and protect our environment for future generations.
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