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We are a nonprofit organization driven by the purpose of combating ocean pollution, with the main strategy of containing floating solid waste and recovering degraded mangrove areas.Rivers and estuaries with dense populations along their banks, especially on the peripheries, carry an enormous amount of plastic into the oceans. Ten rivers carry almost all of the plastic into the oceans. Researchers at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, analyzed the concentration of plastic in 57 rivers around the world. Eight of them are in Asia, while two are in Africa. The biggest polluter is the Yangtze, located in China, which releases 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year into the ocean (more than is released by the other nine rivers combined). Together, the 10 rivers are responsible for dumping up to 2.75 million tons of plastic into the world's oceans each year.
Our voluntary actions are a research tool, environmental awareness and alert to the serious situation of marine pollution by plastic and mangrove deforestation in the Santos - São Vicente estuarine system. More than 80% of the plastic collected on the beaches in the region comes from disposal in mangrove areas occupied by stilt slums.
Since 2008 we have organized 160+ voluntary cleanup actions involving 4,000+ volunteers that removed 60+ tons of marine litter.
We believe that the recovery of rivers and estuaries is the main measure to drastically reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans. This is what we do, with your support, in the Santos - São Vicente estuarine system.
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We're looking for volunteering teams to come in and tidy up gardens and courtyards within Milton Keynes University Hospital. This will make a big difference to patients, families and staff, as often our 26 courtyard gardens are a space for people to spend time in, away from the wards and clinical areas. You'll need to bring in your own tools.
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We are looking for people to come onto the Milton Keynes University Hospital site and litter-pick with our estates team. Making the environment as nice as possible for our patients, their families and staff is so important, and you'll be playing a role in enhancing their experience. Vests and equipment can be provided.
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Join Free Plastic at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park's Jetty Pavilion for a trashy good time. Beach cleanup from 10-12 then we will sort the trash so we can collect all the plastic for Free Plastic to recycle into new products.Please bring your reusable water bottle, reef safe sunscreen & comfortable shoes.
Bucket & glove provided. Service hours available.
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 10 | n/a | n/a |
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Pick up food from donor and deliver to a partner organization that serves people in need.
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The Forest Preserve District’s volunteer program is designed to engage volunteers who are willing to donate their time, talents, and resources to support staff and programs in carrying out the mission, purpose, and guiding principles. The volunteer program offers opportunities to assist and support staff across many diverse programs.We have many ways to volunteer on a flexible or short-term basis or with your employer, family, or civic group.
For more information about our volunteer programs, contact Volunteer Services at 630-933-7233 or volunteer@dupageforest.org.
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Riverfront Recapture's mission is to connect people with the Connecticut River. Access is through Riverfront's four parks along both banks of the Connecticut River in Hartford and East Hartford. Volunteer support in our parks is essential to keeping the parks beautiful and well-maintained. Projects range from weeding, mulching, planting, trimming, sweeping, painting, and more.This volunteer day will include a combination of weeding/tidying the circular garden bed and the day lily beds, with some day lily tuber plantings, at Charter Oak Landing, 50 Reserve Road, Hartford, CT.
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverfront Recapture - Morning! | 20 | n/a | n/a |
| Riverfront Recapture - Afternoon! | 20 | n/a | n/a |
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iNaturalist's website and mobile apps run on open source code. We have a small team of engineers, but we welcome contributions from volunteers to tackle open issues. You can read more about contributing to our 3 key repos (website, Seek, and not-yet-released mobile):https://github.com/inaturalist/inaturalist/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
https://github.com/inaturalist/SeekReactNative/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
https://github.com/inaturalist/iNaturalistReactNative/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
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iNaturalist is used all over the world. The iNaturalist website, iNaturalist mobile apps, and Seek by iNaturalist app have been translated into dozens of languages thanks to volunteers. Have you noticed missing or incorrect translations in your preferred language? We need your help!We use a platform called Crowdin for localizing the user interfaces. You can find more information about how it works here: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/translate
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iNaturalist generates the most diverse, recent, and dynamic dataset of biodiversity in the world. You can help it grow and maintain high quality data by:- Posting your own observations (especially focusing on less-observed areas and species)
- Encouraging others to use iNaturalist (especially in less-observed areas)
- Identifying other people's observations
- Adding annotations to observations
You can find more links and details here: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/ways-to-help-out-on-inat-wiki/1983