{"id":5876,"date":"2012-09-08T02:04:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T22:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2012-09-08T02:04:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T22:04:53","slug":"noti4413","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti4413\/","title":{"rendered":"”Plastic is to the Ocean as Cholesterol is to Blood”"},"content":{"rendered":"



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“Plastic is to the Ocean as Cholesterol is to Blood”<\/STRONG>
Santo Domingo, September 6, 2012<\/SPAN><\/P>
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“P<\/SPAN>lastic is to the ocean as cholesterol is to the blood,\u201d proclaimed environmentalist Doug Woodring, during the workshop \u201cPlastic Vortex: Our Oceans, Plastic and Other Trash.\u201d With these words, the representative of Ocean Recovery Alliance warned of the grave danger that the increase of plastic waste in the oceans signifies for marine life.<\/P>
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The panelist said that confronting this situation requires a population that continues educating itself on the preservation of the oceans, recycling and the conversion of plastic to fuel. In the spirit of environmental conservation, he invited the audience members present to join him for a beach clean-up to take place on September 15.<\/P>
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The expert conveyed that according to data put forth by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 80 percent of trash in the oceans comes from humans. He added that trash affects approximately 700 species, directly or indirectly. <\/P>
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Woodring explained that the plastic that floats on the surface of the water melts overtime due to the affects of sun and salt, causing fish and bird species to confuse the small plastic residue for food. He stressed that in this process, plastic is converted into a magnet for toxins which are poisonous. <\/P>
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The panelist said that confronting this situation requires a population that continues educating itself on the preservation of the oceans, recycling and the conversion of plastic to fuel. In the spirit of environmental conservation, he invited the audience members present to join him for a beach clean-up to take place on September 15.<\/P>
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The workshop took place at the auditorium of Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE<\/A>), and included the participation of environmentalists, students and representatives from organizations conducting work related to environmental topics.<\/P>
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Woodring is an environmental entrepreneur, a writer, a competitive athlete, a sports event organizer and a creative innovator on community issues. He is the founder of a newly established non-profit organization, the Ocean Recovery Alliance, which is focused on bringing innovative solutions, technology, collaborations and policy together to impact positive improvements for the health of the ocean.<\/P>
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Collaborators
The realization of DREFF 2012 has been made possible thanks to support and contributions from our collaborators:<\/P>
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Centro Cuesta Nacional (Arrecife), Banco de Reservas (Colibr\u00ed), Fundaci\u00f3n Vida Azul, Panorama Verde, Odebrecht, Uepa.com, Uepa Radio, PUNTACANA Resort & Club, el Proyecto Nautilius, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic, Sue\u00f1os de Colores (Dreams in Color), la Revista Flow (Flow Magazine), el Centro Cultural Perell\u00f3 (Perell\u00f3 Cultural Center), the Embassy of Spain in the Dominican Republic, , Universidad Nacional Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a (UNPHU) (Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a National University), the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic, Cl\u00faster Tur\u00edstico del Destino Puerto Plata (Tourism Cluster Destination Puerto Plata), la Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Nordestana de San Francisco de Macor\u00eds (Catholic University Nordestana de San Francisco de Macor\u00eds), el Centro Cultural Narciso Gonz\u00e1lez (Narciso Gonz\u00e1lez Cultural Center), Centro Le\u00f3n, CEDAF, Terra and RENAEPA, among others.<\/P>
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Related links:
www.drenvironmentalfilmfestival.org<\/A>
www.environmentaldictionary.org<\/A>
www.globoverdedominicano.org
<\/A>http:\/\/www.oceanrecov.org\/about\/how-it-works.html<\/A><\/P>
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