TED Talks: Charles Moore: Seas of plastic
Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales, and other marine mammals, and more than 1 million seabirds die each year from ocean pollution and ingestion or entanglement in marine debris. Marine debris is manmade waste that is directly or indirectly disposed of in oceans, rivers, and other waterways.
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Environmental organizations
making a difference in the world
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Clean Up the World is a community-based, environmental campaign that inspires and empowers communities around the globe to clean up, fix up and conserve their environment.
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Keep Baltic Tidy is a network of environment organizations around the Baltic Sea aiming at increasing co-operation, giving environmental education and co-ordinating joint campaigns to improve environmental protection as related to leisure boating and spare time at the seaside
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Ocean Conservancy educates and empowers citizens to take action on behalf of the ocean. From the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico to the halls of Congress, Ocean Conservancy brings people together to find solutions for our water planet. Informed by science, our work guides policy and engages people in protecting the ocean and its wildlife for future generations.
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Project AWARE Foundation: International Cleanup Day events involve thousands of dive volunteers removing trash from more than 900 global dive locations in 100 countries and territories. Project AWARE coordinates the underwater portion of International Cleanup Day in cooperation with the Ocean Conservancy.
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The Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe is currently working on the implementation of the Blue Flag Campaign in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the Bahamas, French islands of Martinique/Guadeloupe.
Greenpeace is a non-governmental[2] environmental organization with offices in over forty countries
A non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the world's waves and beaches through conservation, activism, research
Greenpeace is a non-governmental[2] environmental organization with offices in over forty countries
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
MarineBio Conservation Society
National Parks of the Pacific Island
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