The Scout Association is coordinating for the nineteenth year the “National Coastal and Riverways Cleanup.” This is in connection with the “International Coastal Cleanup” organized by Ocean Conservancy (OC) based in Washington, DC. The campaign aims to create awareness of the importance of the preservation and conservation of our coastline and Riverways.
It is estimated that close to 1000 participants comprising students, youth organizations, conservation groups, NGO’s and Scouts all around Belize will join forces on Saturday September 25 to clean our coastal line, cayes and riverways of marine debris and other polluting agents that create life-threatening situations to our marine and human life. More important though, is the recording of the kind and quantity of debris collected. Once compiled, this information is used to confront polluters to work out amicable solutions to prevent further pollution.
The countrywide cleanup will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is expected to run to mid-day. The close to 1000 expected Belize participants will be joining more than three quarters of a million people on the world’s coasts and waterways for the largest global volunteer land and underwater cleanup in 2010.
Materials for the event will be sent to all coordinators as soon as we receive confirmation of participation.
