Watertrek is a franco-british association founded by French Actress Sverine VASSELIN that aims to raise awareness on the need to protect aquatic ecosystems. Its work is structured around 3 main missions and poles:
- TO EDUCATE (producing Creative Ocean Literacy Contents, using theater & fiction to inspire),
- TO INITIATE (offering Paddle & Protect Citizen Science Programs, to reconnect man to water through nautical activities & scientific endeavours to collect datas on Plastic Pollution, Climate Change & the Mangrove Situation)
- TO FEDERATE (through the Watertrek Impact Network, to join working groups & contribute to regulations & Law)
Progress reports
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
- Coastal clean-ups
- Plastics product bans or restrictions
- Plastics recovery/recycling/reuse
Quantification
- of macrowaste litter and micro plastics
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
Type of commitment
- Data access and sharing
- Scientific cooperation
06/2018
