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Plastic Man – On a mission for a cleaner planet
In a vibrant corner of Medina Gounass, Senegal, one man has taken it upon himself to campaign for a cleaner planet and a more sustainable future. Modou Fall, better known as the Plastic Man, raises awareness in his community and country about the dangers of plastic pollution and educates children about the importance of acting now to save the planet.
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Let the fishers catch… the plastic!
In this episode of the UN climate action podcast No Denying It, award-winning documentary director Erin McGoff introduces Lefteris Arapakis, the self-proclaimed “worst fisherman in Greece”. Lefteris hauls in a bountiful catch every day - of plastic pollution. He is the co-founder of Enaleia, Greece’s first fishing school, with a program to train and incentivise fishermen to collect plastic from the sea.
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The Chilean start-up changing our relationship with plastic
Walk into one of Chile’s neighbourhood convenience stores, and you will see refill machines emblazoned with the name “Algramo”. Customers bring reusable containers – each fitted with a unique RFID tag – to refill daily essentials such as shampoo, washing-up liquid and detergent. They can also order refills to their door and pay via a phone app.
Rebuilding Your Country Through Plastic Recycling
Climate change wasn't on Amina's radar. Yemen, her country, was at war. In 2020, she joined a UNDP initiative and created a project to convert recycled plastic into materials to rebuild communities. Discover her story and other stories of Arabic leaders that are fighting climate change in their region.
Nepal's Tiger Tripling Reforestation Initiative
In the past decades, the Terai Arc Landscape’s wildlife became isolated in forest patches in protected areas due to human-led forest degradation outside them. However, one of seven UN World Restoration Flagships has already brought back to life a forest area 13 times the size of Kathmandu, and nearly tripled its tiger population from 121 to 355.