September Coastal Cleanup Day (Postponed)
September Coastal Cleanup Day (Postponed)
16
Sep
The “September Coastal Cleanup Day” will take place at the Beach near TAM KONG TEMPLE in Coloane on Saturday, September 16.
ABOUT THE ACTIVITY:
Let’s begin this academic year with a renewed commitment to sustainability and the well-being of our planet. We invite you to join hands together again this September 16, 2023 for a coastal cleanup in Coloane! Your valuable participation will have a significant positive impact in making our coasts cleaner and oceans safer.
This important activity is organized by the Institute of Science and Environment/ISE and the USJ Green Committee, within the context of the project Drop by Drop project “Wetland ecosystems: a nature-based solution for coastal protection and plastic pollution entrapment in Macao” at ISE, which aims to assess plastic pollution along Macao’s coastal environment, as well as investigate the role of wetland ecosystems as a nature-based solution for coastal defense and plastic pollution entrapment, through scientific research and community outreach.
Let’s make a positive impact together and pave the way for a more sustainable future!
DETAILS:
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023 *Postponed due to unstable weather forecast. New date TBC.
Activities: Coastal Cleanup; Sorting and data recording
Time: Assembly – 9:00 ; Cleanup –9:15 – 11:15
Venue: Beach near TAM KONG TEMPLE in Coloane
Organisers: Institute of Science and Environment and the Green Committee at USJ
Enquiries: via email in English: Mr. Saidu Bashir 201600325@usj.edu.mo; in Chinese: Ms. Yolanda Lau (yolanda.lau@usj.edu.mo)
Registration Deadline: September 13, 2023, through this link: https://forms.gle/5LtCK21FF9aUV9BG9
*Free event, open to the general public