Africa-Press – Mozambique. Representatives of the European Union and the United Nations, in partnership with the Government of Mozambique, through the Ministry of Land and Environment and the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, have organised a beach clean-up as part of the global awareness campaign for the protection of the oceans and marine life, called #BeachCleanUp.
WHAT:
Clean up at Costa do Sol Beach
WHERE:
Costa do Sol Beach, in three sections:
When:
Saturday, 18th September (World Coastal Clean-up Day), action starting at 7:00 am (people to start gathering at 6.39 am)
PARTICIPANTS:
Ambassador of the European Union, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Land and Environment, Ambassadors of EU countries in Mozambique, Cooperative Repensar/Let’s Do It movement, volunteers and the general public.
Join us for the #EUBeachCleanup: "Together to protect marine life”.
Saturday 18 September, gathering from 6:30am at Praia da Costa do Sol in Maputo. This action is a partnership with @UN's #ActNow Campaign, associated to the #2030 agenda. #TeamEurope @UNICEF_Moz @UNDPMozambique pic.twitter.com/ykfW2bxHuS— Antonio Sánchez-Benedito Gaspar (@SBeneditoEU) September 17, 2021
CONTEXT
#EUBeachCleanup is a global awareness campaign driven by the European Union and intended to stimulate ocean activism on the ground, through concrete actions in favour of protecting our oceans. Under the motto “Together to protect marine life”, it is in line with the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in October.
The European Union has joined forces with #ActNow, the United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability.
The EU-UN partnership stems from the recognition of the disastrous effect that plastic and other materials have on marine life. Plastics represent 80% of marine waste worldwide.
September 18 is International Coastal Clean-up Day, celebrated with the mobilisation of thousands of volunteers in coastal clean-up actions in over 100 countries.
