#BanMicrofibers #UnderOurSkin #OceanConservation
Videography and edits: Saskia Uppenkamp, Sound: DJ Dave DK
Sources: 👕theguardian.com 👥 The Or Foundation📦 time.com 📈 ankerresearchinstitute.org
Videography and edits: Saskia Uppenkamp, Sound: DJ Dave DK
Sources: 👕theguardian.com 👥 The Or Foundation📦 time.com 📈 ankerresearchinstitute.org
👕 Kantamanto is one of the largest secondhand markets
👥 Ca. 8000 sellers and 30000 traders work here
📦 Most clothes arrive from Western/East Asian countries via charities/bulk resale consignors
📈 Fast fashion = low-quality, synthetic clothing, causing financial losses for sellers
👕 Kantamanto is one of the largest secondhand markets
👥 Ca. 8000 sellers and 30000 traders work here
📦 Most clothes arrive from Western/East Asian countries via charities/bulk resale consignors
📈 Fast fashion = low-quality, synthetic clothing, causing financial losses for sellers
Foto: Ocean. Now!
Foto: Ocean. Now!
Die guten News: Auf der politischen Ebene tut sich endlich etwas - das “Revised Waste Framework Directive” der EU Kommission (16.10.2025) sieht vor, dass Modemarken künftig verpflichtet sind, die Kosten für die gesamte Abfallbewirtschaftung ihrer Produkte am Ende
Die guten News: Auf der politischen Ebene tut sich endlich etwas - das “Revised Waste Framework Directive” der EU Kommission (16.10.2025) sieht vor, dass Modemarken künftig verpflichtet sind, die Kosten für die gesamte Abfallbewirtschaftung ihrer Produkte am Ende
In der Interviewserie, die wir in Kürze starten,
In der Interviewserie, die wir in Kürze starten,
📸 Credits: Credits: Dede Stella Rolland Collins (picture 1); Saskia Uppenkamp (picture 2), Protagonistinnen: Martha Oduro Kofi Oduro; Retouching: Mara Wörner
📸 Credits: Credits: Dede Stella Rolland Collins (picture 1); Saskia Uppenkamp (picture 2), Protagonistinnen: Martha Oduro Kofi Oduro; Retouching: Mara Wörner
We would like to thank our project team and partners – Dikan Center, photographer/artist Ulla Deventer, and social worker Elizabeth Abangre Lizzy Abangre. 🙏🏻🙏🏿
We would like to thank our project team and partners – Dikan Center, photographer/artist Ulla Deventer, and social worker Elizabeth Abangre Lizzy Abangre. 🙏🏻🙏🏿
🇬🇭 Ghana's beaches were still clean in the early 2010s. However, since then, the textile industry and plastic exports have rapidly flooded the country. Ghana has become a destination for the global plastic and textile waste trade, accepting hard-to-recycle plastics from wealthier
🇬🇭 Ghana's beaches were still clean in the early 2010s. However, since then, the textile industry and plastic exports have rapidly flooded the country. Ghana has become a destination for the global plastic and textile waste trade, accepting hard-to-recycle plastics from wealthier
Stay tuned to find out more in our upcoming interview series!✏️
Sources: EEB, Changing Markets
Video: animation by M.Litzke, sound by Dave DK.
Stay tuned to find out more in our upcoming interview series!✏️
Sources: EEB, Changing Markets
Video: animation by M.Litzke, sound by Dave DK.
Polyester overtook cotton as the dominant fashion material in 2000. Since then, microfiber pollution in the atmosphere has steadily rose. The vast amounts of clothing that end up in countries like
Polyester overtook cotton as the dominant fashion material in 2000. Since then, microfiber pollution in the atmosphere has steadily rose. The vast amounts of clothing that end up in countries like
🚯 Reduce plastic use (protects the plankton they eat)
🐟 Avoid seafood (prevents bycatch and entanglement)
📍Cut greenhouse gas emissions (reduces ocean acidification)
Have a ‘fintastic’ Basking Shark Day! 💫
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Sources: marlin.ac.uk, sciencedirect.com
🚯 Reduce plastic use (protects the plankton they eat)
🐟 Avoid seafood (prevents bycatch and entanglement)
📍Cut greenhouse gas emissions (reduces ocean acidification)
Have a ‘fintastic’ Basking Shark Day! 💫
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Sources: marlin.ac.uk, sciencedirect.com
Will you stand up for conservation? The remaining 3 days of this week's annual meeting (CCAMLR-44) are crucial to make progress. 💪
Learn more by following our colleagues @antarcticasouth.bsky.social:
www.asoc.org/ice-archive/...
Will you stand up for conservation? The remaining 3 days of this week's annual meeting (CCAMLR-44) are crucial to make progress. 💪
Learn more by following our colleagues @antarcticasouth.bsky.social:
www.asoc.org/ice-archive/...
This is crucial only 10% of the ocean is protected today, and the world has pledged to safeguard 30% by 2030 (#30x30). Humanity has 5 years to take decisive action. 🐋🐧🦐🦭🐟🦈🦑
This is crucial only 10% of the ocean is protected today, and the world has pledged to safeguard 30% by 2030 (#30x30). Humanity has 5 years to take decisive action. 🐋🐧🦐🦭🐟🦈🦑
Video credit: bereitgestellt von der @lewispughfdn.bsky.social; koordiniert von @antarcticasouth.bsky.social - vielen Dank
Quellen: WWF (2020). Antarctic Krill – Powerhouse of the Southern Ocean
Video credit: bereitgestellt von der @lewispughfdn.bsky.social; koordiniert von @antarcticasouth.bsky.social - vielen Dank
Quellen: WWF (2020). Antarctic Krill – Powerhouse of the Southern Ocean
Unser Appell: Es ist Zeit, den Schutz des Krills an erste Stelle zu setzen! - und die Auszeichnung der bereits seit
Unser Appell: Es ist Zeit, den Schutz des Krills an erste Stelle zu setzen! - und die Auszeichnung der bereits seit
#CCAMLR Delegierte,
Wusstet Ihr, dass der Schutz des antarktischen Krills ist 30-mal wertvoller ist (Ökosystemdienst im Wert von
#CCAMLR Delegierte,
Wusstet Ihr, dass der Schutz des antarktischen Krills ist 30-mal wertvoller ist (Ökosystemdienst im Wert von