Spelling, Puzzles and a Push to Reduce Plastic
The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) joined the Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development (MPEAD) Hive Five Spellbound Caravan on August 8th at East Gates Mall, Trincity. Hosted by Guardian Media Limited (GML), the event brought together representatives from the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) and other stakeholders for a day of activities, challenges and excitement. For IMA, the event provided an opportunity to connect with children, parents and other members of the public while highlighting efforts to reduce single-use plastics and prevent marine litter through the Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea (PROMAR) Project. The IMA team...
Using the Circular Economy Approach to Turn the Tide on Plastics Pollution: #BeatPlasticPollution
Plastic pollution continues to be the world’s most pressing environmental issue in the 21st century with disposable plastics polluting the world’s oceans. As ubiquitous as the sand, discarded single-use plastics are persistently found on almost every beach, waterway and in seas across the world, harming marine life through entanglement and ingestion, and posing a serious risk to marine ecosystems. The perceived current status quo of ‘business-as-usual’ can no longer be an option for countries and so the Institute of Marine Affairs, joins the international community in observing World Environment Day 2025 under the theme #beatPlasticsPollution in support of ending plastics pollution and adopting a...
Using Emerging Technologies to #BeatPlasticPollution Campaign
Author: Ms. Lorraine Barrow; Top photo: Wow Factor – VR Headset enables an Immersive Experience; Photograph Credit: Alicia Kwok. The idyllic vacation package often brings to mind a stretch of a pristine, sandy beach set against crystal-clear water, framed with the sun’s rays piercing through the fronds of swaying palm trees. Perhaps a boat on the horizon can be added to the imagination. This is an ideal setting for that perfect beach vacation! However, this is hardly the reality. Beaches and coastal areas, once trash-free and unspoilt, have given way to carelessly discarded pieces of rubbish with tides of marine plastic debris washing up onto...
Ocean Conservancy – International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day 2021
Did you know that marine litter such as plastic bottles, bottle caps, food wrappers and styrofoam are among the most common items found littered on our beaches? To learn more on the top ten items collcted on our beaches and coastal areas and across the world, please view this informative inforgraphic prepared Mrs. Christine Thomas-Dookie....