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Vale Ian Kiernan AO
16 October 2018
It is with deep sadness that Clean Up Australia announces the death of our beloved founder and Chairman, environmentalist and yachtsman, Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan AO, born 4 October 1940.
Ian Kiernan is recognised worldwide as the founder of Clean Up Australia, which began 30 years ago as Clean Up Sydney Harbour. In the following year his ‘simple idea’ went national, before taking on the world in 1993 under the banner of Clean Up the World. Today more than 30 million people globally participate in their own local clean ups.
While we will deeply miss Ian’s guidance and humour, it was his greatest wish that the work he inspired continues. You can support his legacy, leave a message of condolence or share stories here:
Clean Up the World Weekend - A Huge Success!
17 September, 2018
Thank you to all our Clean Up the World Members for their efforts on 15-16 September 2018. What a fantastic effort!
Keep an eye out here as we add more images and stories as they pour in from around the world.
Check out our Facebook and Twitter pages too! @cleanuptheworld#cleanuptheworld #beatplasticpollution
21st August 2018
Featured Clean Up the World Member
Interview with Anna Maria Carrapita, Amiganco
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
We recently caught up with Clean Up the World Member Anna Maria Carrapito from the organisation: Amiganco, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
This is Anna's 15th year running clean up activities for Clean Up the World. What an amazing achievement!
Check out her photos of the dedicated volunteers and variety of activities Anna and her team have organised. She has given so much time and effort to cleaning up the world.
Thank you Anna, you are an inspiration!
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Read the full interview here:
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How long have you been involved with Clean Up the World?
I have been involved with Clean Up The World since 2003; uninterrupted.
What is the name of your group / organisation and what types of activities do you do?
The name of our organisation is Amigança; we promote events, campaigns, work for environmental and social education, and we also have the Programa Na Praia / On The Beach Program (that promotes sustainability in needy communities incentivising the recycling).
Where do you mostly carry out activities?
During those 15 years, we have been doing this campaigns at rivers, lakes, beaches, slopes, needy communities, train tracks, lagoons, beaches, forests, streets.
How does this help your local environment?
Thankfully, the populations and communities are talking more about the environment's protection and the need to preserve it; they are worried about it. We implant the Cleaning system, with visual programming, with indicative and educational plates, trash baskets, informative cartoons, educational folders, incentivising collector cooperatives, etc.
Why did you get involved with Clean Up the World?
We come from Communications and TV areas (broadcaster - Hildon, and journalist - Anna), and we have seen at the ECO 92 the problems that world is passing by the over-trash that was discarded in the oceans, streets, beaches, rivers, lagoons, wrongly.
What motivates you to make a difference to the environment?
A: First of all, the legacy that we need to pass to our sons and grandsons. Because God has given to us a perfect nature, and we need to "fight" to maintain it preserved.
What do you think people need to understand about the planet?
People need to receive, urgently, information regarding emergency problems such as: global warming, changing climate, and to assimilate the importance to participate in periodical campaigns and face the current situation avoiding the use of disposable material. A big emergency today for instance, is the huge quantity of plastic in all oceans around the world (fishes are eating it, and as a result, we – human beings - are also absorbing plastic).
What would you say to someone considering taking action in their local community?
We would say that, daily, a person produces about one kilogram of trash. And that, sum with his / her neighborhood's trashes, it represents a lot of lost money; and also, this pollutes the environment. Therefore, let's give a hand. With this, we can raise the monthly income of each person, preserving the Environment, and also serving as an example for the future generations.
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Anna’s groups can be found at:
www.amiganca.com.br and www.programanapraia.com.br
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14 August 2018
Meet Patrícia Cabral, one of our amazing Clean Up the World members in Portugal
Meet Patrícia Cabral from Portugal. She works as an online tourism operator and is passionate about outdoors, travel, sustainability, nature, and animals. She has always held a concern for the environment and has recently reported and filmed one of the beach clean ups in Portugal. She believes that all the associations, groups & NGO's working on clean ups
" ... should gather forces more and more, to make a cohesive and efficient strategy on this battle."
Thank you Patrícia for your efforts and for sharing your beautiful video.
31 July 2018
CLEAN UP THE WORLD LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE AND 2018 CAMPAIGN.
Clean Up the World has launched its 2018 campaign for Clean Up the World Weekend. The Weekend will be held on 15-16 September 2018 and will feature the theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution', in line with the United Nations World Environment Day efforts this year.
The campaign will see thousands of groups register their clean up event over the coming months, culminating on the one weekend in September. Activities will include removing rubbish, tree planting, habitat restoration, education & awareness activities, waterway and marine environment care, waste reclamation and recycling projects.
Volunteers from over 130 countries are expected to take part - from all regions of the globe: Africa, Europe, West Asia, Asia Pacific, Latin America & the Caribbean and North America. Learn more about Clean Up the World regions here.
Clean Up the World supports local groups to take action and assists in the delivery of their event by providing resources and connecting groups to local networks, businesses and government. Learn more about organizing a Clean Up the World activity here.
