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The Pearl Protectors
The Pearl Protectors is a youth-led marine conservation organisation. Established in 2018, The Pearl Protectors seek to reduce plastic pollution and conserve the marine environment through youth engagement, Volunteering, volunteerism, awareness and advocacy. Projects Nurdle Free Lanka In the wake of the X-Press Pearl, MV X-Press Pearl maritime disaster, The Pearl Protectors initiated the Nurdle Free Lanka campaign to mobilize volunteers to clean nurdles, educate the public and advocate for nurdle spills to be prevented at the source domestically with a petition. 'Pearl Protector Approved' The Pearl Protectors is known for the launching of the 'Pearl Protector Approved' Accredited Standardisation Certificate a certificate that for the first time recognises restaurants and food vendors in Sri Lanka that eliminate single-use plastic items based on three levels of commitments. The certificate has been adapted by Ranbath Organics and Café Kumbuk. Turtle Patrol Turtle Patrol i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Conservation
Marine conservation, also known as ocean conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas through planned management in order to prevent the over-exploitation of these marine resources. Marine conservation is informed by the study of marine plants and animal resources and ecosystem functions and is driven by response to the manifested negative effects seen in the environment such as species loss, habitat degradation and changes in ecosystem functions and focuses on limiting human-caused damage to marine ecosystems, restoration ecology, restoring damaged marine ecosystems, and preserving vulnerable species and ecosystems of the marine life. Marine conservation is a relatively new discipline which has developed as a response to biological issues such as extinction and marine habitats change. Marine conservationists rely on a combination of scientific principles derived from marine biology, Ecology, oceanography, and fisheries science, as well as o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
