Objectives
Make the connection about how our faith calls us to care for our common home, as described in Laudato Si, by Pope Francis
Raise awareness about the pollution of the ocean and detrimental impacts to health
Encourage lifestyle changes in minimizing use of plastics and other products that pollute the ocean

Implementation methodologies
Communicate with liaisons in each of our 70 countries to both share information about best practices re packaging and minimizing plastics as well as collect the stories from those at the local level

Follow-up mechanisms
Sharing the information and stories in our magazine Progressio, on our website, at our World and National Assemblies

Governance
We have a UN working group, including representative Joan Woods who resides in NY and regularly attends conferences and committee meetings such as Climate Induced Migration. Another representative is an Ocean Scientist. This working group works closely with our World Executive Council and will coordinate the communication flow between our national communities.