The Ocean Conservancy
pdf document, 35 pages, 2005
20th anniversary International Coastal Cleanup
The Ocean Conservancy promotes healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human life. Through research, education, and science-based advocacy, The Ocean Conservancy informs, inspires, and empowers people to speak and act on behalf of the oceans. In all its work, The Ocean Conservancy strives to be the world's foremost advocate for
the oceans.
The International Coastal Cleanup engages people to remove trash and debris from the world's beaches and waterways, to identify the sources of debris, and to change the behaviors that cause pollution.
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Quick Tips
- Shoreline Cleanup
- Underwater Cleanup
Estimating Weights and Distances
The World of Marine Debris
Activities That Produce Debris
Sample Data Card
Items Listed on the Data Card
Debris Items of Local Concern
Potentially Hazardous Items
Stranded or Entangled Animals
Natural Items
Peculiar Items
Other Volunteer Opportunities
- National Marine Debris Monitoring Program
- RECON
- Storm Drain Sentries
- Ocean Action Network
- Ocean Wilderness
More Information
"Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, we present an assessment of the status of the world's vertebrates. One-fifth of species are classified as Threatened, and we show that this figure is increasing: On average, 52 species of mammals, birds, and amphibians move one category closer to extinction each year. However, this overall pattern conceals the impact of conservation successes, and we show that the rate of deterioration would have been at least one-fifth again as much in the absence of these. Nonetheless, current conservation efforts remain insufficient to offset the main drivers of biodiversity loss in these groups: agricultural expansion, logging, overexploitation, and invasive alien species. "