You learned in school that about 70% of our earth is covered with water. But the wet home of many plants and animals is polluted with plastic waste. Thousands of pieces of plastic float on every square kilometer of ocean.
This plastic is eaten by animals, birds and turtles get caught in old plastic nets, and pollution continues to increase day by day.
Every year, between 5 and 12 million tons of plastic waste end up in our oceans, and the trend is rising. If we do nothing about it, we will destroy the entire marine habitat. Did you know that the oceans absorb more CO2 than our forests? In concrete terms, this means that if we don't save our oceans, we won't be able to save ourselves either.
For this reason, we thought we'd give you a little "push" here as well, along with a few suggestions on how you can help clean up the oceans and keep them clean.
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What can I do against the pollution of the oceans?
Avoid plastic:
The most effective way is to contribute to the fact that less and less plastic is needed. You can adjust your shopping behavior accordingly and try to buy less and less products that contain plastic. For this purpose we have started our own challenge "Reusable".
Waste separation
It may sound old-fashioned, but plastic belongs in the yellow bag! Waste separation is the prerequisite that used plastic is reused-or properly destroyed-with the designated processes.
Free coasts from garbage
If you live on the coast, then you can regularly collect washed up garbage and dispose of it properly. If you're a country bumpkin and live far from the sea, you can do it at a nearby lake. We have created a challenge for this with the "Garbage Grab"published a corresponding challenge with which you can collect Life Score points.
By the way you can visit the website https://www.gewaesserretter.de from July 2022 find coordinated garbage collection actions on the coast and help. Of course you can also start your own actions!
Support NGO's that actively clean up the oceans
There are volunteer organizations that specialize in cleaning up our oceans. However, these actions cost a lot of money, which is why they need our support. One example is the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union https://www.nabu.de/natur-und-landschaft/meere/muellkippe-meer/16794.htmlbut there are many more. You can also earn Life Score points for passively supporting such organizations (see our Passionate Supporter Challenge).
Life Score points for volunteering to support marine cleanup projects.
We would like to encourage you to support one of the many volunteer projects to clean up the oceans with your manpower and know-how. Here you will find a few examples of what is possible: https://www.volunteerworld.com/de/filter?f%5BsCN%5D=Marine%20Conservation
You will get from us (depending on the assignment) 50 to 100 Life-Score points
Marble(s) for the Clean Oceans Challenge
For the Clean Oceans Challenge, you can get the beautiful marble(s) in blue (Our Planet). These have the following size:
- 50 Life Score Points - Blue marble with a diameter of 20mm
- 100 Life Score Points - Blue marble with a diameter of 25mm
If you want the marble(s), please read on
How you can participate in the Clean Oceans Challenge
- Register briefly with the form below (at least if you are interested in the marbles), otherwise you can just join. The registration motivates you to stay tuned!
- The rule is very simple! No matter if you clean the beaches from trash, collect trash as a diver or support one of the organizations in any other way, you earn the awarded Life Score points. But be honest with yourself and with us.
- If you would like to participate in this challenge and have already actively collected points, please fill out the form below again, but this time with the message that you have completed the challenge. We will send you the well-deserved Life Score points and the marble.
The Clean Oceans Challenge in Social Media
If you are enthusiastic about the idea and have already gained some experience yourself, then spread the word. Our social media channels are at your disposal.
The Clean Oceans Challenge on Facebook
We invite you to exchange ideas with like-minded people in our Facebook group "Our Planet".
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