Climate change actions

and defense of
biodiversity by the
Canada
Members Enrollment
Joel De Jesús García Cervantes 2018120064
Dulce Ivonne Carreón Sánchez 2018120031
Aldo Enrique Ramírez Espinoza 2018110021
Víctor Israel Carmona León 2018110022
Cesar Barradas Collado 2018110012
Canada, a leader in efforts to safeguard
the world's oceans
World Oceans Day, June Eight, is a time to celebrate and honor the marine environment, which feeds us, regulates
our climate, generates most of the oxygen we breathe, and is the foundation for much of the economy. worldwide,
from tourism and fishing to international shipping.

-Its proper management is essential for a sustainable future.

-Each year, more than 8 million tons of plastic waste end up in the oceans due to activities that take place on land.

-Addressing plastic pollution in the seas is a priority, considering the impacts on economies, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Canada and international agreements to reduce
plastic pollution
Canada implements its The Basel Convention
commitments
01 binding international
02 control of transboundary
movements of hazardous
agreements that help prevent
wastes and their disposal.
pollution

The International
Convention The London Convention
03 Prevent Pollution from Ships. 04 prevention of pollution of the
sea by dumping of waste and
other matters.
National Action
To meet its commitments under the Ocean Plastics
Charter, Canada is taking ambitious national action that
includes a vision to achieve zero plastic waste by two
thousand thirty and allow plastics to remain in the
economy and out of the environment.
Canada and its support of the UN Environment
Program

In two thousand seventeen, Canada joined the Clean Seas campaign of the United
Nations Environment Program.

Another sixty countries have joined this initiative aimed at transforming habits,
practices, norms and policies around the world to dramatically reduce marine litter and
the damage it causes.