I know plastic pollution is an almost overwhelming problem and there are serious consequences of pollution emerging everywhere. But that doesn’t mean that we as individuals cannot experience an element of fun and achievement when we actually set out to do something about it ourselves. This article, published on Pasfika.news about Coastal Clean Up Day, reminds us of this with 2000 people getting involved and cleaning up their coastal areas.
UNEP’s ISLANDS Programme is now working with SPREP in the Pacific and other partner organisations round the world to reduce plastic pollution and tackle a whole range of other toxic pollutants in Small Island Developing States.