This Submission aims to raise awareness on how much ends up in the aquatic zones and how pollution affects us all, share the value of repurposing waste and bring an end to single-use plastic, in line with SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), SDG 14 (life below water) and SDG 15 (life on land).
The boats created using locally available resources and low-tech solutions, underscoring the potential for its ideas and techniques to be easily emulated. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP, or UN Environment), only 9 percent of the 9 billion tons of plastic the world has produced has ever been recycled.
The majority of plastics are thrown away after a single use, resulting in billions of tons of plastic that ends up in landfills and in the environment. This aquatic debris threatens ecosystem viability, economic development and food security. UNEP’s Clean Seas Campaign engages governments, the public and private sector in the fight against pollution.
The project is focusing on ‘Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production.
Sr. Mukisa Herbert