An inclusive business model delivering an ocean with less plastic & more fish for the people that need it most. By @ZSLMarine and @InterfaceInc #nets2carpet
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Read the new blog from the socioeconomic team of
@InsideNatGeo’s #SeatoSource Ganges expedition sharing their perspectives from the field here: tiny.cc/zqpwkz
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Read the next blog from the #landteam @InsideNatGeo ‘s #SeatoSource Ganges expedition here: tiny.cc/q33bjz @UGA_Engineering @JambeckResearch @DebrisTracker @wasteprof @IITKgp @AmyLBrooks90 @OfficialZSL
Get a #behindthescenes look at what the #waterteam got up to for #SeatoSource: Ganges expedition! Read their latest blog here: tiny.cc/rnrsiz #ExpeditionPlastic @InsideNatGeo @HeatherKoldewey @Imogennapper @EmilyDuncan34 @PlymUni
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#ExpeditionPlastic is back in #India & #Bangladesh to investigate #PlasticPollution & #plasticsolutions @InsideNatGeo @HeatherKoldewey @SurshtiPatel @Al2kA
So happy to be back with this awesome team of scientists and engineers and co-lead with @JambeckResearch as we try to make a difference. #ExpeditionPlastic #PlanetorPlastic #ChooseThePlanet
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Thanks @Darwin_Defra for featuring Net-Works in #PlanetPlastic blog series! #plasticpollution #livelihoods #solutions #biodiversity #fishnotplastic @ZSLconservation @ZSLMarine @OfficialZSL @InterfaceInc
📚Have you read our #PlanetPlastic newsletter?
🏠Have you heard of environmentally conscious carpet?
🌍Do you like learning about innovative ways to tackle the #plasticproblem?
Find out more in our 1st blog post featuring @FishNotPlastic @ZSLMarine
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‘Plastic is everywhere- what really matters is what we can do about it’ Great article featuring Net-Works’ @HeatherKoldewey on @InsideNatGeo #ExpeditionPlastic #plasticpollution #RiverGanges #plasticsolutions #fishnotplastic theguardian.com/environment/…
New @ZSLWhipsnadeZoo Aquarium's @InterfaceInc carpets made from #fishingnets #recycled by @ECONYL such as those collected as part of @fishnotplastic initiative, creating #sustainablesolutions 4 #morefishlessplastic #ocean
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#circulareconomy #oceanoptimism
Watch #WhatWecarry to find out more about Net-Works in #Cameroon with @OfficialZSL @InterfaceInc @ECONYL @ZSLMarine @ZSLAfrica @Darwin_Defra #circulareconomy #lakeossa #fishnotplastic #PradaRENylon #discardednets #fishingnets #econyl
With Net-Works, over six tons of collected netting have been re-sold to manufacturers like #Prada, cleaning the lake and creating a valuable new revenue stream to benefit the local economy.
More at tinyurl.com/y6rdf6f7.
#PradaReNylon
Net-Works features in @Prada & @natgeo's #WhatWeCarry short film series- watch & find out how local communities in #LakeOssa, #Cameroon recover discarded #fishingnets 2b regenerated w/ other nylons in2 @econyl yarn! #PradaRENylon @OfficialZSL @InterfaceInc @ZSLMarine @ZSLAfrica
In the 2nd episode of “#WhatWeCarry”, Adut Akech and Joe Cutler meet Cameroon fishermen working with @FishNotPlastic to recover the fishing nets we regenerate with other nylon #waste into ECONYL® yarn for @Prada Re-Nylon bags econyl.com/blog/case-studies… #PradaReNylon #Prada
@FishNotPlastic's innovative solution 2 #plasticpollution featured in @Finance_Monthly 'Making Life Underwater Your Business: The Companies Taking Care of Our Oceans' @InterfaceInc @ECONYL @ZSLMarine @ZSLconservation #fishnotplastic #circulareconomy link: tiny.cc/cdv68y
Happy #WorldOceansDay! #genderandoceans: find out how local #communitybanks helped Donna become financially independent & invest in #sustainablelivelihoods: tinyurl.com/yxnm9cdq #fishnotplastic #oceanoptimism #circulareconomy @ZSLMarine @InterfaceInc @ECONYL @Darwin_Defra
Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay from the socioeconomic team of #SeaToSource #ExpeditionPlastic ! @SurshtiPatel @ZSLMarine @InsideNatGeo #OceanOptimism #fishnotplastic
Here are some of the happy faces that are working for the betterment of the environment with the #SeaToSource expedition to help us better understand & document plastic waste management. They’ve got a message for you! #WorldEnvironmentDay #ExpeditionPlastic @InsideNatGeo
‘Seagrass beds are the lungs of the sea.’ Nice feature of @ZSLMarine’s Mary Rose Lopez research from ‘Empowering Community Action for Seagrass Conservation in Southeast Asia: Seagrass meadows support food security in Guimaras – research rappler.com//science-nature/… via @rapplerdotcom
@InsideNatGeo’s Sea to Source team (inc. @HeatherKoldewey & @SurshtiPatel from @OfficialZSL) completed the #Bangladesh portion of #expeditionplastic! Follow their journey: tinyurl.com/yyzwq2qx #PlanetorPlastic #plastic #fishnotplastic @ZSLMarine @ExeterMarine @ZSLconservation
New report on #plasticpollution crisis impacts emphasising that there’s #notimetowaste @FishNotPlastic redesigns global supply chains 2 create sustainable& scalable solutions that deliver ‘less plastic and more fish’ in the ocean #fishnotplastic @ZSLMarine @InterfaceInc @ECONYL
New report reveals for first time the interconnected effects of #plastic pollution on people and wildlife and proves there's #NoTimeToWaste in tackling this crisis. @Tearfund @WasteAidUK @IDS_UK: fauna-flora.org/news/plastic…
We're excited 2 follow @InsideNatGeo 'Sea to Source: Ganges' #ExpeditionPlastic investigating #plasticpollution & #plasticsolutions in #RiverGanges, follows her route from #Bangladesh 2#India
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@ZSLMarine @HeatherKoldewey @SurshtiPatel photos: @InsideNatGeo
'Surely we have a responsibility to care for our Blue Planet. The future of humanity, and indeed all life on Earth, now depends on us.' #SirDavidAttenborough happy birthday!Thank you for being a global inspiration @sir_Attenborough #AttenboroughEffect #oceanoptimism #conservation
Happy Birthday to the remarkable Sir #DavidAttenborough who continues to be an inspiration to us all.
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