October 22, 2017, the annual Volvo Ocean Race has been kicked off in Alicante, Spain, this competition ushered in a very special team: 'plastic war' (Turn the Tide on Plastic They are involved in this world's longest experience, but also the most difficult and most difficult to test the endurance of the professional sports events, the purpose of their competition is mainly to enhance the human for the increasingly serious problems of marine pollution and the ocean Plastic waste problem awareness and concern.
In the 45 years of the tournament, it was the only international fleet of mixed fleets dominated by young crew members, which will be in the world's five major oceans and six other ships The team is fighting against the designated boat Volvo Ocean 65. They are hoping to attract global attention in the form of a game, giving the public a better understanding of the growing problem of marine plastic waste and its impact on marine life due to dumping The fatal harm.
According to the relevant data show that each year about more than 800 million tons of plastic waste is abandoned in the ocean, which is equivalent to every minute there will be a whole truck will be dumped into the sea of plastic, which will not only threaten the living environment of marine wildlife, So that the environment of marine life has become even worse, but also further damage the fishery and the survival of the tourism industry, the entire marine ecosystems each year at least 8 billion US dollars in losses, and most of the plastic products are used once was abandoned , Because the loss caused by improper use of up to more than 600 billion pounds.
The Clean National Campaign of the United Nations Environment Program calls on governments, industry and citizens to eliminate the main sources of marine waste by 2022: the excessive use of disposable plastic products and the composition of plastic particles in cosmetics. Countries to join them.
2017 to 2018 Volvo Ocean Race will be the way to 12 landmark host cities, the scope of the event across the world's six continents, four oceans, the range reached 45,000 nautical miles.The game will end in June 2018. In addition, The meeting is scheduled to be held in seven cities around the world, and Alicante, Spain, is the venue of the first summit, where leaders in the political, commercial and scientific fields will gather for marine pollution and Marine plastic waste problems in-depth probes, and work together to seek sustainable marine pollution solutions.
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