CITIZENS’ INITIATIVES
Atmospheric pollution, climate change, natural resource depletion, species loss. The environment is in danger. Yet together we can make a difference in the fight to save the ocean. Every individual gesture, no matter how small, is valuable, and will help us to turn the corner towards a more sustainable stewardship of the ocean.
In this section we invite you to share with us the initiatives you have taken or participated in which help to preserve the oceans.
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In their words :
« My science teacher awarded me my Citizen of the Ocean passport. I participated in World Ocean Day ; now, I collect batteries for recycling and I travel around on foot rather than by car. With my family, I sort the rubbish for recycling. I don’t buy shellfish. We choose the seafood products that we eat very carefully. »
Mimi Hemengway,
« I planted a tree. I organised a car share to get to my sports activities. I turn off the light when I leave a room. I showed my mother the advice sheets on seafood products and, happily, the fish I eat are not among the ones that are overfished and are not bad for my health. »
Rachel Ahlemeier, Ladue Middle School, St. Louis, Missouri.