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Since 1986, the PADI family has introduced more than 100,000 scouts to scuba through ongoing support of the Boy Scouts of America's National Jamboree. Building on this ongoing relationship, PADI Americas signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Boy Scouts of America formalizing the partnership.
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United Nations Calls for
World-Wide Ban on Thin Film Plastic Bags
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Washington DC/Nairobi, 8 June 2009 - From discarded fishing gear to plastic bags to cigarette butts, a growing tide of marine litter is harming oceans and beaches worldwide, says a new report.
The report, the first-ever attempt to take stock of the marine litter situation in the 12 major regional seas around the world, was launched on World Oceans Day by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Ocean Conservancy.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director, said: "Marine litter is symptomatic of a wider malaise: namely the wasteful use and persistent poor management of natural resources. The plastic bags, bottles and other debris piling up in the oceans and seas could be dramatically reduced by improved waste reduction, waste management and recycling initiatives".
"Some of the litter, like thin film single use plastic bags which choke marine life, should be banned or phased-out rapidly everywhere-there is simply zero justification for (read the full article by clicking HERE) ... |
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