Newsletter 167 - Mother's Day, 5 days cycling for Surfrider, microplastics

Newsletter 167

Your monthly newsletter on ocean protection and conservation.

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Mother's day: give a gift and give back to the Earth

This year, why don’t you go ahead and spoil your beloved mom with some selfmade natural cosmetics? The best way to make her happy, to take care of her but also of our oceans at the same time, is to give her cosmetics that respect the environment and don’t contain plastic micorbeads!

Fundraising for Surfrider through five days cycling

Three friends, Amandine, Lucie and Marie decided to act for a cause that was important to them: the protection of the oceans. On their cycling trip from Vienna to Budapest, the three girls organizeded a fundraising for Surfrider. They saw this as an opportunity to create a beautiful human and associative experience.

Microplastics: a threat for the giants of the oceans

The tiny plastic particles also threaten the giants of the oceans. An international team of researchers has examined the risks taken by the large filter-feeding species when they ingest micro plastics together with the water. Whale sharks, manta rays and baleen whales are particularly affected by the absorption of these tiny pieces of plastic.

SURFRIDER IN THE FIELD

OCEAN INITIATIVE

BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE CHAPTER

For Earth Day this year, on April 22nd, the Bouches-du-Rhône Chapter took part in a waste collection organized by l'Agence éthique and San Marina at la Calanque de Sormiou, near Marseille.

PLASTIC ATTACK

NORTH GERMANY CHAPTER

This April 5th, North Germany Chapter took part in a Plastic attack in Berlin: a new type of action against the amount of plastic packaging we can find when shopping in supermarkets.

Summer is coming, check out our Zero Plastic pack, a must have to carry with you during your holidays!
In this pack you'll find:
- a reusable bottle in stainless steel, best way to reduce the consumption of plastic bottles and your plastic footprint,
- a tote bag to carry with you everywhere and avoid single-use plastic bags,

- an ecobox for cigarette butts and small pieces of trash.