Clean Up the World engages an estimated 35 MILLION volunteers in 130 countries each year, making it one of the largest community based ENVIRONMENTAL campaigns in the world.
By facilitating local action, Clean Up the World brings about GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.
Everything started by creating Clean Up Australian Day in 1989 in Sydney. The idea was cretated by Australian builder and solo yachtsman Ian Kiernan. As he sailed through the oceans of the world in his yacht 'Spirit of Sydney' he was shocked and disgusted by the POLLUTION and RUBISH that he continually encountered in areas such as the Sargasso Sea in the Caribbean. Therefore he decided to ACT.
Clean Up Sydney Harbour Day in 1989 received an ENORMOUS public response with MORE than 40,000 Sydneysiders donating their time and energy to clean up the harbour.
Nowadays, it is held in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
EXAMPLES of community-led Clean Up the World activities include
- Recycling and resource recovery
- Tree planting
- Education campaigns
- Water reuse and conservation
- Competitions Exhibitions
- Fix up projects
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source. http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/
http://www.unep.org/
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