Since Norad is hosting an event with a special focus on the UN Sustainability Goal nr. 14 right here in our town, we think it proper to spend some extra time on this too.
We are surrounded by fjords, but do we really know what’s going on in them?
If things continue the way they have, by 2050 the oceans will contain more plastic than fish. That is why the UN has made “Life Under Water” one of their 17 goals for sustainable development, and they hope to improve conditions somewhat by 2030.
So…what’s really the problem?
Let’s start by reading up about ocean pollution here.
That’s the problem. Trash, fertilizers, cleaning products dangerous for life under water, chemicals, and plastic.
The big bad wolf in this scenario is plastic, especially the plastic produced for one time use – such as cups, bottles, bags, straws, cutlery etc.
(Picture from: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/watch-kind-hearted-biologist-save-6990496)
We are going to watch the 46 minute long documentary “The Plastic Whale” about an incident which took place right outside Bergen last year.
After watching this documentary, write a blog post where you:
– discuss the problems life under water are currently facing
– reflect on the impact this documentary had on you
– do you think it will help the oceans that we put more focus on this problem? Why/why not?
– Finally, what are you most likely to do in order to preserve our oceans, and what do you think others should do?
Find a fitting title to your blog post.
– Hanna
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