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Fact of the week!
Did you know that 80% of marine plastic waste comes from land?
You may already know that “about 97% of Earth's water is in the ocean”. But did you know that “a protein found in a jellyfish has contributed to cancer research” or that “cigarette butts are one of the top items found in beach clean-ups”?
Finding out these curious, fascinating and sometimes alarming facts can help us understand how we humans are linked to the ocean and its wellbeing. Find out more facts HERE!
Will you help us Make Europe Blue?
A multitude of threats including climate change, overfishing and pollution is putting our ocean at risk, and changing course requires us to work together.
The Make Europe Blue campaign is calling on you - citizens, businesses, organisations, authorities, celebrities, educators - to make a pledge to help the ocean. Your pledge is a personal promise or action that will keep our ocean healthy. “Every action – even the smallest one - brings change to our ocean”
Joining is easy
- Get inspired by our Ocean facts
- Check out potential ideas for pledges and submit your pledge HERE
- Share it with others using the #MakeEUBlue hashtag.
Inspire others
Every action creates a new drop of blue on our European canvas. The more we do, the bluer Europe becomes.
Invite others to hop aboard: your friends, family, business partners, competitors, your preferred celebrity or influencer. Tag them on social media and challenge them to make Europe Blue!
Together – across borders, age groups, and cultures - we can take care of our shared ocean. We can make a difference, one pledge at a time.
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Did You Know That... Exciting facts about the ocean!
Our Blue Planet is a marvellous place: a source of life, home to incredible wildlife and complex ecosystems.
So much of what is magical about the ocean is hidden under the surface of the water. In fact, we know more about than surface of the moon than the deep sea. We have a lot to learn.
The more we know about the Ocean, the better we can act to ensure its wellbeing.
So let’s dive in with a few facts that may surprise you!
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Your action matters! Make your pledge!
The Make Europe Blue campaign calls on citizens, businesses, organisations, authorities, and celebrities to commit to an action that can benefit the ocean.
A pledge is an an action you take to protect the Ocean. No matter where you live, what you do or the size of your contribution, we can all act together for a healthy ocean in Europe and beyond.
Any type of pledge that serves our ocean will be accepted, so use your imagination, get creative and - together - we will make this happen.
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Our Featured Pledges about the Ocean
Everybody can make a difference for our Blue Planet. Get inspired by the pledges of journalists, educators, policy-makers, activists and organisations engaged in ocean protection.
Every action counts!
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Deep Science- Nautical Navigation Science show |
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Clean Boating Creates Art from Microplastics! Crafts and DIY activity |
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Atlantic Adventures with ATLAS Dynamic Earth Full Show Science show |
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If Oceans Could Speak: A podcast about the sea and its people Listening to the Oceans with the new #EU4Ocean podcast. |
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EuroFishion Song Contest – World Fish Migration Day Song contest |
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Aquarium Live Virtual Tour Guided tour |
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3 things you didn’t know about the EU4Ocean and Ocean Literacy in the Atlantic and North Sea basin The workshop “3 things you didn’t know about the EU4Ocean and Ocean Literacy in the Atlantic and North Sea basin” is the first part of the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea basin event. |
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The Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea Basin Event The Atlantic Ocean and North Sea basin event was the first one of the series of 5 sea basin events to be organised by the EU4Ocean Coalition. |
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The Dance - Ways of the Waves Art-science performance |
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A World in Common - Ways of the Waves Art-science performance |
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Latest pledges submitted
As a researcher, I strive to introduce marine science to citizens and young people and to make them understand the link between our world and the ocean. Personally I work to reduce the use of plastic.
Francesca Alvisi
Affilation:
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Scienze Marine /BlueS_Med/BlueNIGHTs
City/Country: Bologna, Italy
Theme(s): Ocean and climate, Healthy and Clean ocean
See the pledge page here.
EMODnet Human Activities pledges to keep on mapping the location and extent of all human activity in the ocean. Data on what we do in our oceans and where we do it is key to protecting them.
Alessandro Pititto
Affilation:
EMODnet Human Activities
City/Country: Rome, Italy
Theme(s): Food from the Ocean, Healthy and Clean ocean
See the pledge page here.
I pledge to continue reducing my use of single use plastics. In my organisation, we pledge to raise public awareness and take concrete action to achieve the ultimate goal of a sustainable ocean.
Veronique Landes
Affilation:
Mercator Ocean International
City/Country: Toulouse, France
Theme(s): Healthy and Clean ocean
See the pledge page here.
I pledge to continue my small environmental activism within Beeco initiative as long as it is possible
Incha Aliyeva
Affilation:
Beeco initiative
City/Country: Baku, Azerbaijan
Theme(s): Ocean and climate
See the pledge page here.
I pledge to continue my research on ocean-related issues, spread awareness and empower youth engagement by developing expertise through my involvement in organisations like the AYO.
Katharina Heinrich
Affilation:
Arctic Youth Network Oceans Group (AYO)
City/Country: , Finland
Theme(s): Ocean and climate
See the pledge page here.
I pledge to volunteer at a local non-profit dedicated to ocean protection. Corals, mangrooves and marine mammals conservation, observation and education.
Jerry J. Pelikan
Affilation:
Earthforce Fight Squad
City/Country: Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
Theme(s): Healthy and Clean ocean
See the pledge page here.
I pledge to collect waste on the beach and at sea, reduce waste by upcycling products and create awareness for our precious resources - the earth's ecosystems are interconnected!
Katharina Kurzweil
Affilation:
Umoyalife Upcycling Design
City/Country: Berlin, Germany
Theme(s): Ocean and climate
See the pledge page here.
I am used to preserving the marine environment and securing the coasts of the Mediterranean from the danger of pollution as much as I can
Mohammed Ziyada
Affilation:
Renile
City/Country: Damitta, Egypt
Theme(s): Ocean and climate, Food from the Ocean, Healthy and Clean ocean
See the pledge page here.
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