Turning The Tide

摘要

One of my early engagements as CIWM President was as a workshop leader at Oceans 21, the latest Development Finance Forum (DFF) organised by the German Development Bank, KfW. My workshop on marine litter sat alongside others on marine protected areas and sustainable small-scale fisheries. The scene was set by Jo Ruxton, a producer on BBC's Blue Planet 1, who spent eight years making the film "A Plastic Ocean" (available on Netflix or at www. plasticoceans.uk), which really hits you in the solar plexus. By coincidence, the horrific impacts of marine plastics were highlighted in Blue Planet II, the day before the DFF.