Some 16,333 people took the pledge to “avoid plastic and to intercept plastics from going to the ocean" during the events to mark World Oceans Day.
Over 16,000 people took the pledge. -- Photo: Parley/ Twitter
Parley Maldives launched the nationwide beach cleanup event on Saturday morning in collaboration with the education ministry and Maldives Association for Tourism Industry (MATI).
Vice president Faisal Naseem with Aminiya school team for the cleanup. -- Photo: President's Office
The event was carried out in 275 inhabited islands and 76 resorts while over 205 schools joined for 129 beach cleanups and 52 underwater cleanups.
Cleanup Dive at Kanduoihgiri in North Male' Atoll. -- Photo: diveOceanus/ Twitter
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and other senior government officials took the pledge to reduce everyday use of plastic and to refrain from activities that negatively impact the oceans".
President Solih signed the pledge. -- Photo: Education ministry/ twitter
As part of the event, a video about the oceans was also released on Parley's YouTube channel.
Awareness campaigns were held throughout the day. -- Photo: President's Office
Parley is an NGO that works to reduce plastic waste in the Maldives. They have, so far, collected over 2.1 million kilos of recyclable waste from the Maldives.
