Plastic is everywhere, in what we wear, covering the things and food we buy, in the tyres on which we drive, it’s even in the teabags we steep in water. We use it all the time in ways we don’t even know, and yet we feel righteous saying no to a...
Rick-Ernest Bonnier, 27, wants to change the world. In particular, he wants to rid it of the scourge of plastic pollution that is enveloping marine life around the globe – and floating in the idyllic waters of his homeland, Mauritius.
Remember when the Swartkops estuary was swimmable and free of rubbish? That was not so long ago. There was also a time when the places where we live, work and play had fewer ‘plastic flowers’ and less litter on the streets. These days, though,...
Xhosa people have a saying, ‘It takes a village’, meaning it takes a village to raise a child, and we need to take the same attitude towards the environment. Just like a child, the environment needs nurturing – and protection.
This was one...
Are you on the map? If you're part of any initiative that is aimed at keeping our seas around Africa clean, you should be.
This project is part of creating a waste-related network across Africa of people and organisations that are working...
SST has a goal: to roll out a waste-management plan to other cities over the rest of the continent. It's a bold goal, but it is core to an even larger one: to roll out a waste-management plan to other city over the rest of the continent. This will...
One of the most exciting items of news this year for all initiatives focused on oceans and keeping our oceans clean is the fact that the Norwegian government earlier this year doubled its allocation to develop programmes around the world that...
Sylvia Earle, SST patron, features on cover of TIME Magazine
Dr Sylvia Earle is name that for many needs no contextualising. An oceanographer, explorer, author and conservationist, she is known the world over as an icon of the ocean and ambassador...
Boaz will sail the coast of Southern Africa and to islands of the West Indian Ocean to promote Mission Blue’s Hope Spots, education on marine debris and ocean research. Want to join the crew for future expeditions? Email us at info@sst.org.za.
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This World Oceans Day, SST invites you to take our challenge to reduce plastic consumption. We’ll be posting just 6 easy action steps from this page – so look out for the first one tomorrow, and like, share and participate.
Together we can turn...
“With every breath we take, every drop of water we drink, we’re connected to the ocean. It is our life support system, giving us more than half of the oxygen we breathe, regulating climate, and providing valuable resources.”
- Sylvia Earle (SST Patron)
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