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A proposal made by Beach Buddies at a conference in Dublin will be adopted in 120 countries.

 

The beach cleaning charity's founder Bill Dale presented at the EuroMAB biennial conference in Dublin earlier this year - his idea will now be supported by 669 Biosphere Reserves.

 

UNESCO has approved the proposal, backed by the Isle of Man Government, which urges all biosphere reserves around the world to adopt best practices set by Beach Buddies in terms of tackling marine pollution through education on the correct disposal and recycling of plastics and other harmful materials.

 

The campaign also includes the setting-up of community clean-up teams in all of the biosphere reserves, both inland and coastal.

 

The charity said that once it becomes operational, it will be the world's biggest ever single co-ordinated campaign to tackle pollution of the environment.

 

Beach Buddies expects to be able to announce another major project, involving sponsorship from one of the world's leading companies, to create coastal community clean-up teams around the entire coast of the British Isles and Ireland.

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