A video was posted on their official page with the caption, “Plastic is choking our ocean friends. Greenpeace Phillips also took to Facebook to raise awareness. Greenpeace Philippines Launches Whale Installation /1929HV1sJm between Greenpeace and Dentsu Jayme Syfu) /br6jTWzfj8Ī strong massage from this art instalation by Greenpeace Philippines /ZtIFzDMOcy “Dead Whale” Philippines, reminds us that Ocean #Pollution Is getting out of control. #Art installation of a dead #whale to help convince people to stop littering! #plastic #Philippines Many took to Twitter to raise awareness about the danger aquatic life faces due to plastic waste. People of Philippines also came in to show their support towards this campaign. With the Philippines as chair of this year’s ASEAN Summit, this is an opportune time to call on the ASEAN member states to take concrete measures against plastics pollution in the high seas to stop environmental degradation and dwindling of marine life in the region.ĪSEAN needs to work together to set appropriate regulations and encourage businesses to take responsibility for their environmental impact and consumers to take action. ASEAN countries, due to their lengthy coastlines and high plastic usage, are some of the primary sources of marine plastics globally.
These are: Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia.
The cumulative quantity of plastic waste available to enter the ocean from land is predicted to increase by an order of magnitude by 2025, and is projected to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050.Ī 2015 study named five ASEAN member states as the biggest sources of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. The ocean is filled with 275 million tons of plastics. The petition stresses the need to stop plastic waste saying, This “Art imitating death” project was started along with a petition addressed to the ASEAN States. The whale replica also has resonating features of a 50-foot-long whale who died as a result of plastic waste. Reportedly, the cause of the premature death was plastic, hooks and fishnets, along with several stomach worms. It is inspired from a 38-foot-long juvenile sperm of whale found near the shore of Samal Island in 2016. To signify the critical nature of plastic waste affecting marine life, Biboy Royong, along with other environmentalists, installed a 50-foot-long sculptor of dead whale created out of plastic waste.Īllegedly, the ‘Dead Whale’ sculptor is based out of a real story according to Biboy Royong, the creative director of innovation group the Dentsu Jayme Syfu. The haunting installation was put together as part of an awareness campaign about plastic waste by Greenpeace Philipines. Dead Whale Project of Greenpeace Philippines – a stirring art installation by Biboy Royong was positioned near Sea Side Beach Resort in Naic, Cative on May 11.
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