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Melati Riyanto Wijsen (born 2000) and Isabel Wijsen (born 6 November 2002) [1] are Indonesian climate activists. The two sisters are known for their efforts to reduce plastic consumption in Bali. [2][3] The sisters were born in Bali to Dutch and Indonesian parents. [2][4] In 2013, when Melati was 12 and Isabel was 10 years old, [5] inspired by ...
Nguyễn Xuân Bắc (born August 21, 1976), commonly known by his stage name Xuân Bắc, is a Vietnamese actor, comedian and MC.Starting his career in 1995, he soon became known to the public and professionals with his role as Nui in the TV series Waves at the bottom of the river (Vietnamese: Sóng ở đáy sông), and was also one of the main actors in the political comedy shows Weekend ...
Pollution of the Ganges. Funeral ghats in Varanasi. The ongoing pollution of the Ganges, the largest river in the Indian subcontinent, poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment. [1] The river supplies water to approximately 40% of India's population across 11 states [2] and serves an estimated 500 million people—more ...
v. t. e. Human impact on the environment (or anthropogenic environmental impact) refers to changes to biophysical environments [1] and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources [2] caused directly or indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society (as in the built environment) is causing severe effects [3][4 ...
The Ocean Cleanup is a nonprofit environmental engineering organization based in the Netherlands that develops technology to extract plastic pollution from the oceans and to capture it in rivers before it can reach the ocean. Their initial focus was on the Pacific Ocean and its garbage patch, and extended to rivers in countries including ...
Marina DeBris is the name used by an Australian -based artist whose work focuses on reusing trash [1] to raise awareness of ocean and beach pollution. [2][3][4][5] DeBris uses trash washed up from the beach to create trashion, 'fish tanks', decorative art and other works of art. [6][7][8] She has also used beach trash to provide one perspective ...
Keep America Beautiful cleanup volunteers in 2021. Keep America Beautiful is a nonprofit organization founded in 1953. It is the largest community improvement organization in the United States, with more than 700 state and community-based affiliate organizations and more than 1,000 partner organizations.
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India on 2 October 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management and to create Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages. The program also aims to increase awareness of menstrual health management ...