We are on the earth to take care of life. We are on the earth to take care of each other.
— XIYE BASTIDA
4Ocean – Cleaning the ocean every single day, all around the world
Friends,
This astonishing photograph documents what humans are doing to the earth and its waters that we have been given to care for and enjoy. A heartbreaking story. Yet the volunteers cleaning it up show another way to be earth dwellers.
– Joseph Kilikevice
4Ocean is one of the only companies in the entire world that hires full-time captains and crews to clean the world’s oceans, rivers, and coastlines. From Indonesia to Guatemala, they are recovering harmful marine debris every single day.
Our lives revolve around the ocean. It’s where we go to work, relax, appreciate nature, and experience the joy of being alive.
And to see those places littered with plastic, to see wildlife disappearing, to see people losing their income and way of life…it’s the driving force behind why 4Ocean is cleaning the earth’s waters.
4Ocean does what they do to protect the people and the water we love. Not just for themselves, but for every generation to come.
Read more about 4Ocean’s mission and consider supporting this important environmental justice work.
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Photo Credits: Emory Mead, Stephen B. Starr, Joseph Kilikevice
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