Act locally to make a global difference on World Ocean Day

With less than a month to go, Irish environmental charity Clean Coasts has joined forces with National Spring Clean to invite communities in Co. Mayo to come together and start planning their World Ocean Day beach clean.

World Ocean Day is celebrated annually on June 8 to highlight the important role the ocean has for our life and the planet.

This year, the focus will once more be on the 30 x 30 campaign: to create a healthy ocean with abundant wildlife and to stabilize the climate, it’s critical that 30% of our planet’s lands, waters and oceans are protected by 2030.

One of the issues affecting our oceans is marine litter, which has become a global problem for both humans and marine life. However, communities in Mayo have demonstrated their desire to be part of the solution by taking part in several beach cleaning calls to action.

Once more, Clean Coasts is asking individuals, households and groups to join them and take action to protect the ocean. To support their efforts, registration has opened today for communities and individuals in Ireland who want to receive free beach cleaning kits containing bags, gloves and hi-viz vests.

Statistics show that the number one cause of marine litter is litter dropped in towns and cities. Building on the success of the Spring Clean 22 campaign, which took place in the month of April and saw over 5,300 volunteers organising over 150 clean-ups in Mayo, the National Spring Clean programme is joining Clean Coasts this year in supporting these communities around Ireland.

This means that each piece of marine litter removed from the coast in Co. Mayo will have a positive impact on a global scale.

To register, visit cleancoasts.org/our-initiatives/world-ocean-day.