United Nations
#OceanAction15314
Online Exhibition and Public Engagment Efforts
by The Ocean Project (Non-governmental organization (NGO))
Developing in partnership with UNEP and in support of Clean Seas Campaign for launch at World Oceans Day 2017

- An online exhibition that will feature resources - videos, photos, infographics, reports, etc - that can help aquariums, zoos and museums engage their audiences on the issue of plastic pollution in our ocean
- A public engagement effort to invite, document and share commitments by individuals to reduce, if not eliminate, their use of some, if not all, of these problematic single-use plastic items: bags, bottles, straws

In addition, working with the World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council to adapt and leverage these efforts in a way that reaches youth around the world.

Progress reports
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
Type of commitment
PLASTICS
  • Plastics recovery/recycling/reuse
June 2017
Online exhibition of resources available to aquariums, zoos and museums
June 2017
Pilot public engagement effort at 15+ leading aquariums and zoos
In-kind contribution
Pilot sites at Zoos and Aquariums
Basic information
Time-frame: February 2017 - June 2017
Partners
UNEP (United Nations entity), Zoos and Aquariums (Private sector), and World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council (Other relevant actor).
Ocean Basins
  • Global
Beneficiary countries
Other beneficaries
Contact information
Bill Mott, Director, bmott@theoceanproject.org,
Other SDGs
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