Petitions for Water
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Petition - Stop Shell and Equinor's illegal oil and gas fields
Avaaz - Stop Deep-Sea Mining
Brazilian government: protect the Pantanal and STOP the waterway
Oceans North
Avaaz - Save The Aquarium of the World!
Save our Oceans and Ban Bottom Trawling | Take Action @ The Rainforest Site
PETITION: Hands off freshwater protections | GREENPEACE
Canada: ratify the Global Ocean Treaty!
Avaaz - Join the movement for a fossil free Amazon
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/OBfGpcq0KUGtGJNnhPjNNg2 (Orcas and Noise Pollution)
Don't fast track Te Waikoropupū! | Greenpeace Community Platform
Protect B.C.’s freshwater from fracking
Stop the world's first octopus farm!
EU: close loophole and ban octopus farms
Wildlands League
Save Grand Canyon Water From Uranium Mining
Urge the EU Commission to Ban Destructive Fishing in Protected Waters
Avaaz - Amazon bleeding oil
Protect Antarctica to Secure the Largest Act of Ocean Protection in History
Forest Forum Categories - Share your Knowledge
Over the past 100 years, we have lost half of our natural wetlands
There are about 700 dead zones in the world, where sea animals can’t survive.
Approximately 250 million people around the world die every year due to the diseases caused by water pollution
About 80% of the world’s wastewater is released to the environment without adequate treatment
According to studies on the pollution in the ocean, 70% of all plastic debris sinks to the ocean floor. 15% floats on the surface, and another 15% washes up onshore.
**Statistics are at least 3 years old
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.”― Ryunosuke Satoro
Everyday Ways for Everyone:
Conserve water
Do not dispose of medicine, chemicals, or oil down the drain
Avoid using pesticides & cut down on chemicals
Use eco-friendly, phosphate-free detergent and dish cleaner
Do not litter! Remember the sink and toilet are not trash cans
Recycle and use less plastic
Plant some trees and help take care of the beach
Eat more organic food and consume less meat
Shop with pollution in mind and avoid plastic containers
Support environmental charities and report water polluters
Investigate environmental issues, discover with your own eyes
Write people; local government, companies, organizations