GFDD/FUNGLODE hosts Presentation of the 2010 International Coastal Cleanup Report

GFDD/FUNGLODE hosts Presentation of the 2010 International Coastal Cleanup Report
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, 02/23/2011
On Thursday, February 24th, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in collaboration with Fundacion Vida Azul and The Ocean Conservancy, will host “Coastal Cleanup 2010,” an event celebrating the accomplishments and analyzing the results of the International Coastal Cleanup efforts carried out in the Dominican Republic this past year. The event will take place at 7pm in the FUNGLODE auditorium in Santo Domingo.

The program aims to highlight and celebrate the volunteer efforts carried out in the country, as well as provide an analysis of the marine debris collected in order to provide a clear picture of the scope and scale of the problem in the Dominican Republic. The data will not only help raise awareness of this pervasive pollution problem, but provide a roadmap for reducing marine debris at the source and for implementing policies that help conserve and restore our coastal marine resources.

The event is open to the public. We extend a special invitation to all community leaders and volunteers that participated in the Coastal Cleanup in 2010 and to those interested in learning more about this great initiative.

The environment has an important role among the goals of FUNGLODE/GFDD. The Foundation has contributed to the development of national and international networks, training and awareness programs, and the creation of the first Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment available online at: http://www.diccionariomedioambiente.org.

About Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)

Marine debris is one of the most pervasive pollution problems we face today and the ICC, the world’s largest volunteer effort for the ocean, is at the forefront of a growing movement to combat this mounting threat. Each year, from the shores of California to Bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of volunteers collect and inventory millions of pounds of trash from beaches and waterways all over the world.

Over the past 25 years, this information has been stored to show that an estimated 60-80 percent of marine litter starts out on land. Lakes, rivers, streams, and storm drains, helped by the wind and rain, transport litter hundreds of miles to the ocean. And ocean currents and winds carry that marine debris all around the globe.

Because trash travels, we are all part of the problem—and the solution—whether we live hundreds of miles inland or along the ocean’s shores.
In 2010, 18,606 Dominican volunteers collected 164,751 pounds of trash, we encourage you to become part of the solution and join ICC efforts in 2011.

For more information on how to become a volunteer, please visit Fundación Vida Azul at: http://www.vidaazul.org/icc.php.

Other related links:

http://www.globalfoundationdd.org/gfdd/Calendar2011/GFDD-calendar-2011.pdf

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http://www.globalfoundationdd.org/gfdd/cpo_project_2.asp?id=83

http://www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/marine-debris/international-coastal-cleanup-11.html