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- 2. ยซ Tiny plastic, big problem ยป Scientists find that tiny pieces of plastic travel great distances threatening the ocean ecosystem The problem with plastics is they do not easily degrade. They may break down, but only into smaller pieces. The smaller those pieces get, the more places they can go. ยซ Sea turtles are eating ocean plastic because it smells like food, study finds ยป โข Across the world, sea turtles are swallowing bits of plastic in the ocean and often dying as a result. โข New research shows that sea turtles mistake the scent of plastic for food. Ingesting just over a dozen pieces of plastic can kill turtles. โข Scientists estimate that over half of the worldโs sea turtles and nearly every seabird have ingested plastic. April 10, 2015 at 6:15 am www.sciencenewsforstudents.org March 9,2020 at 11:01 am www.cnbc.com
- 3. ยซ Ocean cleanup device successfully collects plastic for first time ยป A huge floating device designed by Dutch scientists to clean up an island of rubbish in the Pacific Ocean that is three times the size of France has successfully picked up plastic from the high seas for the first time. This article is more than 5 months old www.theguardian.com
- 4. ยซ Boat made of recycled plastic and flip- flops inspires fight for cleaner seas along African coast ยป After completing a historic 500km journey from the Kenyan island of Lamu to the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, the worldโs first ever traditional โdhowโ sailing boat made entirely from recycled plastic, known as the Flipflopi, has successfully raised awareness of the need to overcome one of the worldโs biggest environmental challenges: plastic pollution. February 12, 2019 news.un.org
- 5. ยซ When the Ocean Gives You Plastic, Make Animalsยป The Washed Ashore nonprofit collects garbage on the Oregon coast and creates sculptures of animals whose health is endangered by the trash they are made of. Angela Haseltine Pozzi, founder of the art and education nonprofit Washed Ashore, with Cosmo, a tufted puffin made from plastic that washed up on the coast of Oregon. www.nytimes.com March 9, 2020
- 6. The goal : to conserve and sustainably use the worldโs oceans, seas and marine resources The oceans are very important for human life: โข More than 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal diversity for their livelihoods; โข Oceans absorb about 30 percent of the carbon dioxide that humans produce; โข Healthy oceans mitigate climate change ; โข They are great places for tourism; โข Marine protected Areas help the reduction of poverty; โข They improve gender equality but we are producing more carbon dioxide than ever before and that makes the oceans more acidic.Women do a lot of work at small-scale fisheries The problems with the oceans have an environmental and economic impact Oceans are also home to a variety of beautiful creatures There is a very big problem that is the POLLUTION linked with the irresponsibility of humans who donโt understand how important his our earth!
- 7. What can we do? As we can see in the articles above there are both positive and negative things There are a lot of positive project of people who want to help the oceans and their lives And also our lives There are also a lot of negative news that regard the pollution. It kills a lot of animals and is very negative for all us.
- 8. Our Earth and our oceans need all our commitment and our responsibility! WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE NOW!