Metrics Global & Reef Check Malaysia Gathers Evidence On Marine Debris
September 24, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”8897,8905,8904,8903,8900,8906,8907,8898,8899,8896,8923,8924″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″ el_class=”newspost”][vc_column_text]A Joint Effort for Beach-Cleanup
Graced by the presence of royal environmentalist, Y.A.M. Tengku Datin Paduka Setia Zatasha, to welcome the collective participation from the Selangor Government and & over participants to investigate the amount of trash at 3 Malaysian coastlines, which will be gathered as evidence to necessitate tougher waste management policies.
On 22 Sept. 2018, Selangor Government & 600 over participants turned up as an effort to directly address recent and surging incidences involving the death and threats of marine life caused by excessive marine debris.
A Shared Sense of Responsibility to Salvage the Ocean System
Through a beach cleaning initiative, participants were required to collect as much trash as possible, which was then converted into data used as substantive proof to sensitise policy makers, researchers and the government to promptly develop firmer recycling habits and greater infrastructure for the country’s waste management system.
Educate Citizen
Metrics Global Managing Director, Mr Jackal Chua stresses the importance of genuinely understanding just how grave the situation has become. Thus teamed up with Reef Check Malaysia (RCM) to investigate the amount of trash, and level up solutions by inculcating the use of fun technology. Promoting every participants in playing an active and consistent role in the preservation of our marine ecosystem and the environment in general.
Using Clean Swell – a user-friendly app that globally revolutionises marine conservation efforts, users simply start collecting trash anywhere in the world, after which is translated as data when users record their findings on the app by specifying the types of trash amassed.
Acute Awareness on Endangering Issues
These data are instantaneously uploaded onto the Ocean Conservancy’s global ocean trash database, which then produces a clear and current worldwide snapshot of our trash-infested oceans. The data collected will help to stimulate an urgency for relevant authorities to tackle this issue, as well as provide justified support to informed solutions.
This event is also organised in conjunction with The International Coastal Clean-Up Day.
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