My Global Issue Paper

Ellen .M. - Global Issue

I have decided to do my Global Issue project on the mass of drifting pollution such as plastics and nets in the Pacific Ocean. Combined, the two "islands" of rubbish are more than equivalent to the area of australia, and all together, the mass of rubbish clustered by circulating water is estimated (by Charles Moore) to be around 100 000 000 tonnes!

I feal this issue is important to me, because very few are aware of the damage this is doing to our fragile reefs, marine life, and health of humans that consume fish that have made this area their home. The rubbish collected from the currents is expected to expand, so immediate action is needed to help stop this Plastic Soup going too far.

This global issue really affects me, and it worries me aswell, becasue nothing is being done about it, an in the future, my children won't be able to enjoy seeing marine life in it's natural habitat.

This issue will influence my life in so many waysas it will change the way I dispose of rubbish, so recycling will be a big part of my contribution to the environment. It has already influenced my life, in a way that I need to tell people about it, so something can be done.

I have been snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, and I have already seen the damage done. This has inspired me to look further into the Trash Vortex of the Pacificm so I will be more enthusiastic about researching the issue.



That was the paper I handed in, about what I'm going to do. So that will give you an idea of what sort of things I'm going to do to help out, and in what areas of the pollution I will research about.