Marine Pollution—International Coastal Clean-up

In today’s day and age, global warming and climate change are slowly coming to the forefront of the issues that our world is facing. Yet pollution and specifically, marine pollution, an issue that is still very much affecting our world, is slowly being forgotten by so many of us. Every year, tens of thousands of marine animals mistake plastic for food, or get entangled in plastic, leading to so many animal’s deaths. And every year the problem is becoming bigger and bigger, with more and more plastic accumulating in the oceans and even more animals suffering. So what can we do? Well, a few days ago I chanced upon the opportunity of participating in the International Coastal Clean-up. This is where we can go to Changi Beach and do our part for the environment, by helping to clean up the litter on the beach. Even as children and teenagers, we can still do our part and by participating in such endeavours as a nation we can make a notable impact on pollution. Even using less plastic and paper, or avoiding it altogether, can help to make an impact on the amount of pollution in our oceans. After all, this Earth is our Earth and together, we can help to combat marine pollution and save the lives of dozens of animals.

After all, this Earth is our Earth.