Take 3 for the sea
- Pick up litter every time you visit the beach.
- Record what you find on your beach clean up.
- “Plastic is NOT fantastic” – Reduce the use.
- Reduce plastic pollution at source.
- Join a campaign to spread the word.
- Educate yourself on wider issues.
- Zoom in on personal changes you can make.
Participate in a beach, river, or stream clean-up event in your area and make a difference! By removing trash and other debris from around your local waterway, you are helping to keep your water clean and safe from pollution!
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Almost half of the world's sandy beaches will have retreated significantly by the end of the century as a result of climate-driven coastal flooding and human interference, according to new research.
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Sandy beaches provide many ecosystem services, including: sediment storage and transport; wave dissipation and associated buffering against extreme weather events; dynamic response to sea level rise; breakdown of organic materials and pollutants; water filtration; nutrient mineralization and recycling; storage of water ...
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Fair-weather wind and wave activity will eventually carry the eroded sand back to the beach. Beach recovery takes months or years, though, because the lower energy waves don't carry as much sediment.
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