ICYMI: From reuterspictures - Nina Gomes is no average environmentalist – at just 4 years old, she’s out on a paddleboard into the waters of Rio's Guanabara Bay, where she clears plastic waste from the ocean
th her father from the water along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro.
Pilar OlivaresAsked why she collects waste from the sea, she says:"Because fish and turtles die." Pilar OlivaresEleven million tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean every year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Plastic debris can be deadly to seabirds and marine life, with hundreds and thousands of marine mammals dying each year by...Eleven million tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean every year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.
Pilar OlivaresRicardo Gomes, who made a film in 2017 about the underwater world of Guanabara Bay, was inspired by the birth of his daughter to start Instituto Mar Urbano, a Rio-based group dedicated to fighting marine disasters.
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