We are employees of Raja Jewellers (Pvt) Ltd and organizing a beach clean up in Colombo, Panadura, Sri Lanka. Currently, we have about 100 volunteers who confirmed their participation. We will be sharing the event post and after event images…
7 June – Beach Clean Up
PANADURA, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
We are employees of Raja Jewellers (Pvt) Ltd and organizing a beach clean up in Colombo, Panadura, Sri Lanka. Currently, we have about 100 v
Practical measures to address the problem of ghost gear.
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear, known as ‘ghost gear,’ is a global problem that severely impacts ocean health.
‘Ghost gear’ is generally made of plastic and not only pollutes the ocean but also harms marine animals. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has produced documentation to help countries with their legal responses to the issue.
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Highlight the importance of economic, environmental and social data in understanding sustainable ocean economies.
The fourth iteration of The Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting was bheld virtually on June 13. The event will look at the importance of economic, environmental and social data in understanding sustainable ocean economies.
Two events will be held, in order to accommodate multiple time zones, and both will include case studies and breakout sessions to share knowledge and identify opportunities.
The timings of the events are Asia and the Pacific time zone 09:00 Male, 14:00 Sydney, 16:00 Suva, 04:00 GMT and Africa, the Americas & Europe time zone 07:00 Los Angeles, 10:00 New York, 15:00 London, 16:00 Maputo, 14:00 GMT.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 4th Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting- Asia & the Pacific time zone. After registering, you wi
A social enterprise stops 4 million plastic bottles from reaching the ocean.
A Canadian social enterprise, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, is also celebrating stopping 80 million kilograms of plastic, the equivalent of 4 billion bottles, from reaching the ocean.
Plastic Bank has worked with communities around the world to set up recycling communities in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa where plastic waste is exchange for income.
After three years (thank you, Covid), the munchkin and her mother were finally able to come for a visit. We took advantage of their time here to make nostalgic excursions around the city. From the marina with its airport for sea planes (sometimes closed due to whales on the runway) , to the horse drawn carriages, to the Bay center, to Chinatown (the second oldest in North America) home to Fan Tan…