OCEAN POLUTION SDG 14 BYGUSTAVE HOMMEYER
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: BASICS OF LIFE BELOW WATER AND SDG -WHAT IS AN SDG? -WHAT IS LIFE BELOW WATER? CHAPTER 2: PLASTIC AND POLLUTION -PLASTICS AFFECT MARINE LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT -GHOST GEAR CHAPTER 3: EFFECTS ON MARINE LIFE -WHAT ANIMALS ARE BEING AFFECTED -GHOST GEAR CHAPTER 4: STEPS AND SOLUTIONS -DEVICES THAT ARE BEING USED TO HELP -WHAT YOU CAN DO
BACICS OF LIFE -WHAT IS AN SDG? AN SDG STANDS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL AND THEY RECOGNIZE AND WORK TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS THE WORLD IS CURRENTLY FACING. THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS WERE CREATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS IN 2015. -WHAT IS LIFE BELOW WATER SDG 17 IS LIFE BELOW WATER IS TALKING ABOUT HOW MARINE LIFE IS AFFECTED BY WATER POLLUTION AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS TOWRDS THEM. IT ALSO SAYS HOW WE CAN HELP AS CITIZENS JUST BY DOING SMALL THINGS THAT EFFECT A BIG PROBLEM.
PLASTIC AND POLLUTION PLASTIC IS BECOMINE AN OVERWHELMING ISSE FOR OUR OCEANS. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS, “8.8 MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC END UP IN THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR.” THESE SHOCKING FACTS REVEAL THAT THE NUMBERS ARE ONLY INCREASING. MORE ANIMALS WILL CONTINUE TO DIE, AND SOON, THERE WILL BE MORE PLASTIC THAN FISH IN THE OCEAN. COMPARATIVELY, IN 1950 THERE WERE 2.3 MILLION TONS. THE INCREASED HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS AND DEVASTATING. IN 2050 PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN AND WATERS MAY TRIPLE ACCORDING TO SOME SCIENTISTS.THIS WOULD BE INSANE, LOOK HOW LONG IT TOOK 73 YEARS TO GO FROM 2.3 MILLION TONS TO 8.8 MILLION TONS. BUT TO TRIPLE IN ONLY 17 YEARS!
GHOST GEAR PLASTIC IS BECOMINE AN OVERWHELMING ISSE FOR OUR OCEANS. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS, “8.8 MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC END UP IN THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR.” THIS SHOCKING FACTS REVEALS THAT THE NUMBERS ARE ONLY INCREASING. MORE ANIMALS WILL CONTINUE TO DIE, AND SOON, THERE WILL BE MORE PLASTIC THAN FISH IN THE OCEAN. COMPARATIVELY IN 1950 THERE WERE 2.3 MILLION TONS. THE INCREASED HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS AND DEVASTATING. IN 2050 PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN AND WATERS MAY TRIPLE ACCORDING TO SOME SCIENTIST.THIS WOULD BE INSANE, LOOK HOW LONG IT TOOK 73 YEARS TO GO FROM 2.3 MILLION TONS TO 8.8 MILLION TONS. BUT TO TRIPLE IN ONLY 17 YEARS!
EFFECTS OF MARINE LIFE INNOVATION CONTINUES TO HELP CLEAN OUR OCEANS. “THE WASTESHARK IS AN AQUADRONE THAT REMOVES PLASTICS AND OTHER FLOATING DEBRIS FROM THE WATER SURFACE. IT WAS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR USE IN PORTS AND HARBORS. SHAPED LIKE A CATAMARAN, WASTESHARK CAN COLLECT UP TO 350 KG OF TRASH AT A TIME.”(GERMAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE) INNOVATION HELPS BY ELEMINATING TRASH AND POLUTION AS MORE DEVICES COME OUT THE MORE USEFUL THEY GET. “SEABIN IS A FLOATING RUBBISH COLLECTION DEVICE THAT ACTS AS A MARINA TRASH SKIMMER DESIGNED TO REDUCE, AND ULTIMATELY STOP POLLUTION IN OUR WATERWAYS FROM ENTERING THE OCEAN. A SIMPLE CONCEPT COUPLED WITH AN INCREDIBLY INNOVATIVE DESIGN HAS DELIVERED AN OUTCOME THAT WILL SEE EVERY SEABIN INSTALLED REMOVE UP TO 1.5 TONS OF WASTE FROM MARINE WATERWAYS PER YEAR WHICH WILL LEAD TO A CONSEQUENT STEP FORWARD TOWARD OCEAN CONSERVATION.”(FISHING BOATING WORLD) THIS QUOTE SHOWS HOW DEVICES WORK TO HELP SOLVE POLLUTION AND THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO GET MORE ADVANCED.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP EVEN MINOR THINGS CAN HELP PREVENT PLASTIC POLLUTION. BE SURE TO DRINK FROM REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES, USE MULTI-USE SHOPPING BAGS.RECYCLING PROPERLY AND NOT LITTERING ARE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.WHEN WE RECYCLE AND DON’T LEAVE THINGS BEHIND THAT CAN END UP IN THE OCEAN WHERE ANIMALS CAN DIE WE ARE BECOMING PART OF THE SOLUTION. ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO IS BUY AND USE ECOFRIENDLY EVERYDAY ITEMS. “IT CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE WASTE GENERATION AND PROMOTE THE REUSE AND RECYCLING OF WASTE PRODUCTS. THIS WILL PREVENT THE EARTH FROM BECOMING A LARGE DUMP YARD IN THE COMING YEARS. IN SHORT, USING ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS WILL PRESERVE THE PLANET AND ALL ITS INHABITANTS FROM THE ILL EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES.”(GREENFEELS.IN) THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
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