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Perú es representado por Tacna a premio “Héroes del Paisaje” organizada por el Foro Global de Paisajes en Bonn (Global Landscapes Forum). Las personas pueden apoyar este proyecto votando vía internet.

The impact of plastic on the world’s oceans has been garnering a lot of attention of late, with consumer products companies, governments, and restaurants chains making high profile commitments ranging from phasing out single-use straws to rethinking their packaging.

The impact of plastic on the world’s oceans has been garnering a lot of attention of late, with consumer products companies, governments, and restaurants chains making high profile commitments ranging from phasing out single-use straws to rethinking their packaging. In Brazil, a key catalyst for raising awareness on the issue of sea litter has been Menos 1 Lixo, an educational platform that runs online campaigns and organizes beach clean-ups to spur behavior change.

In my lifetime, global wildlife populations have seen an overall decline of more than half. That’s a statement of such enormity that it’s hard to process.

The evidence comes from WWF’s recent Living Planet Report 2018, which shows that, on average, populations of mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles declined by 60 percent between 1970 and 2014. And the trends are still going in the wrong direction. My children could be reading about many of these species — such as orangutans and Amur leopards — in history books if conservation actions are not ramped up.

Maryam Siddiqui has been selected to attend the prestigious Youth Landscapes Leadership Workshop and the Global Landscapes Forum- 2018, in Bonn, Germany on full sponsorship. Only 10 people from around the world have been selected to receive the scholarship.