#FashionWasteColonialism is when wealthy countries dump their unwanted clothes onto places like Accra’s Kantamanto Market. Low-quality and synthetic fast-fashion sheds microplastic fibers, that don’t biodegrade –becoming another community’s burden.

(1/4) 💸 Waste colonialism costs local sellers and traders 💸

In the first of our interviews on the catastrophic impact of the “fashion trade” between high-income and low-income countries, we hear from Zaria, a secondhand clothing seller at Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana.

1/3 In our fourth theme, "Fashion Waste Colonialism," we’ll explore the harmful effects of the fashion waste trade from economically wealthier countries to low-income countries. 🌎

The EU exports approximately 1.4 to 1.7 million tons of used clothes and textiles annually, mostly

(1/2) 🦈 Basking sharks are very gentle giants, but they face growing threats from boat collisions, fishing, pollution, and climate change.

So how can we help them? 👇

1/3 How does CCAMLR - the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources -relate to the 30x30 goal? 🇦🇶

CCAMLR is the forum governing conservation and fisheries in the Southern Ocean. By designating Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs) covering 25%

1/5 Kommende Woche verhandeln 27 Vertragsstaaten darüber, inwiefern das Südpolarmeer und seine Lebewesen 🐋 🐧 🦐 🦭 🐟 🦈 🦑 geschützt werden sollen: #CCAMLR - die Kommission zur Erhaltung der lebenden Meeresschätze der Antarktis - trifft sich jährlich in Hobart, Australien.

(1/3) 👗 Microplastics in Fashion

Miranda Wilson (badminton player & founder of BadmintONEarth), what will it take to reduce microfiber pollution?

🎤 Miranda: ‘It's not only up to consumers, change has to happen within the companies and their production.’

Sema Gedik – Gründerin 'AUF AUGENHOEHE' – ist die Protagonistin des #18ten Portraits unserer Kampagne #UnderOurSkin.

#UnderOurSkin #17
Julia Ochs – Fotografin, Aktivistin, Gründerin Ocean Gallery, was braucht es, um die Mikrofaserverschmutzung zu reduzieren?

Julia: “Um die Verschmutzung durch Mikrofasern zu reduzieren, brauchen wir eine striktere Regulierung der Industrie und müssen unseren Überkonsum beenden.”

🐙 Octopuses are incredibly intelligent, but they face overfishing, microplastic pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change.

Let's help them by:
🍽️ Not eating these amazing creatures
🥤 Avoiding plastics and synthetic fashion
🐠 Supporting groups that protect them

Happy World Octopus Day!

(1/2) 🌊 Was bedeutet das Meer für dich?

Diese Frage haben wir unseren Protagonistinnen bei unserem Mikrofaser-Fotoshooting gestellt. Hier sind ihre Antworten. 💙

Das Meer ist die Quelle allen Lebens. Was assoziiert ihr mit ihm?