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goal fifteen

heal the ocean.

About

Goal fifteen's mission statement is to heal and conserve the ocean.

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Issues

  • Developmental activities, overfishing, tourism, and energy extraction

  • Vulnerable to climate change

  • High levels of pollution

Causes

  • Illegal dumping of wastes by various industries 

  • Land runoff lowers coastal water quality and affects marine ecosystems

  • Copper and gold mining is pollute the oceans, as well.

Impacts

  • A lack of conservation efforts

  • The degradation of biodiverse coral reefs is especially impactful on island nations

  • Oceans soak up 1/2 the CO2 that enters the atmosphere causing a rise in oceanic temperatures acidification of the ocean

Solutions

  • Activate the protection of ecosystems by restricting and monitoring human activities 

  • Design better waste disposal systems for households 

  • Enforce civic consciousness into schools through voluntary community clean-up projects.

  • Bangalore Community
    Shilpa Spoorthy shilpaspoorthy@gmail.com +91 910-893-3344 Instagram @ngnbengaluru HIG Colony, Dollars Colony, R.M.V. 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560094, India
  • Bhubaneswar Community
    Ipshita Pujari ipshitapujari@gmail.com +91 933-086-0875 Instagram @ngnodisha K8 Kalinga Nagar, Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India
  • Jalgaon Community
    Pankaj Bhaiya ar_bpankaj@rediffmail.com 942-229-6800 Jalgaon, India
  • Mumbai Community
    Tanay Nagar tanaynagar7@gmail.com 777-704-9753 Instagram @ngnmumbai Mumbai, India
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Previous goal

Heal the land.

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Next goal

Balance the global population.

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