Bahrain joins Clean Seas Campaignby Neha Swaminathan | 19-04-2018 11:39 |
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UN Environment launched #CleanSeas in February 2017, with the aim of engaging governments, the general public, civil society and the private sector in the fight against marine plastic litter. UN Environment aims to transform habits, practices, standards and policies by connecting individuals, civil society groups, industry and governments. Bahrain is the 41st country to join the global effort. As part of the Clean Seas Campaign, the Government of Bahrain will be implementing many initiatives to reduce marine litter and its impacts by spreading awareness through national campaigns on reducing plastics use, conducting Clean Seas activities including beach clean-up days and other events. Bahrain will also organize events to promote reduction in use of disposable plastics and plastics packaging, promote the recycling of plastics, etc and continue the national focus on protection of national marine reserves and natural resources. "It?s exciting to have Bahrain join us in the fight against marine litter,? Erik Solheim, head of UN Environment said. ?By joining the CleanSeas campaign, they are showing great support from a vitally important region and we hope more nations will follow. Other MENA countries, Oman, Morocco and Tunisia, have already joined UNEP?s Clean Sea initiative. They have initiated similar measures to keep the sea litter free. Countries will also prepare legislation to press companies and citizens to change their wasteful habits. According to UNEP, drinks bottles and flip-flops, tiny plastic fragments, including microbeads used in cosmetics – are concentrating in the oceans and washing up on the most remote shorelines. |