Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar campaign to clean up the coasts and beaches speaks of India's seriousness towards restoring marine health. Explain (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· Prime Minister of India committed to protecting at least 30 per cent of “our” lands, waters and oceans, and thus adhere to its commitment of 30X30 by 2030 in a mission mode.
· Goal 14 calls for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas, and marine resources.
· A 75-day-long awareness campaign, “Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar” has been launched on July 5.
· It will be the first-of-its-kind and possibly the world’s longest-running coastal cleanup campaign with the most number of people participating in it.
· Moreover, urban beaches have higher accumulation rates than rural beaches. Samples from coastal water, sediment, beach, and biota were analysed for micro/meso/macro plastics pollution.
· The stations closer to the river mouth in particular had higher numbers of microplastic concentrations.
· These domestic measures are part of international obligations as India, as a signatory of the UN “Coastal Clean Seas” campaign, has adopted and undertaken activities that have direct relevance to the “Swachh Bharat” vision to prevent pollution from both land-based and offshore activities, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 14.
· A mobile app, “Eco Mitram”, has been launched to spread awareness about the campaign and facilitate the registration of volunteers.
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