Global Programs
Sara Aghdami
Extreme pollution, lack of waste management ...

Extreme levels of plastic pollution, a severe lack of waste management systems, and fisheries in a state of collapse are causing a cascading impact on marine ecosystems and communities in Vizhinjam and Kovalam.

Extreme pollution, lack of waste management systems, and declining fisheries
River Warriors
Sara Aghdami
World Wetlands Day 2021

World Wetlands Day 2021: a day to celebrate and highlight the vital role that wetlands play for so many species, as well as for the ocean, our climate, our communities, culture, and economies.

Last weekend the PCFML team celebrated World Wetlands Day at Toondah Harbour in the Redlands Shire east of Brisbane.

World Wetlands Day 2021
General
Sara Aghdami
2020 Wrap-Up

Time has a strange way of moving incredibly fast, yet just a few years can also seem like an eternity. When I reflect over the past eight years, I can’t believe how far Positive Change for Marine Life has come, and the incredible journey and transformation that we’ve undertaken.

2020 Wrap-Up
Global Programs
Sara Aghdami
India's production and waste of plastics will ...

Plastic is everywhere - and affects us all. As the second-most populated country in the world, India is a leader in plastic production, usage and pollution.

With a severe lack of waste management and recycling facilities, the majority of this plastic waste ends up in the ocean, destroying marine ecosystems, affecting fisheries and killing millions of marine animals every year.

Find out what we’re doing to help.

India's production and waste of plastics will blow your mind...
Global Programs
Sara Aghdami
India Composting and Aquaponic update

Not many people would see a link between composting, flies and the preservation of marine ecosystems. However, in countries with limited to no waste management, there is! Found out more about our India team’s composting research through our latest blog here.

India Composting and Aquaponic update

Positive Change for Marine Life

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Our 2019 Global Ambassadors: Proactive change-making in India!

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Our 2019 Global Ambassadors: Proactive change-making in India!

5 Ambassadors from 3 countries helped us implement a number of projects to address waste, reduce pollution and empower the community towards a brighter future as part of our Marine Conservation Masterplan. Read on to find out more!

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Our Inaugural River Warriors Report Card Launch

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Our Inaugural River Warriors Report Card Launch

7 months, 24 surveys, 19 volunteers, 429 volunteer hours and 40.2km travelled by kayak saw our team collect 22,925 items from the Tallebudgera Creek on the Gold Coast, weighing in at 1,539kg! Our report and findings were released at the Gold Coast Recreation Centre in February and we are excited to be launching Phase II to address marine debris in Tallebudgera Creek at it’s source, whilst working with a variety of stakeholders towards long-term behavioural change.

PCFML Gold Coast team’s first major event!

PCFML Gold Coast team’s first major event!

It has been a whirlwind end of the year for Positive Change for Marine Life on the Gold Coast, as we capped off our first year of having a presence in the city with a fundraiser to support our Marine Conservation Masterplan, due to commence in southern India in 2018.

Global Ambassadors (India): Adapting to an uncertain future - the fishing community of Vizhinjam.

Global Ambassadors (India): Adapting to an uncertain future - the fishing community of Vizhinjam.

Part II of our Global Ambassador Adventures update from India as we move toward the release of our Marine Conservation Masterplan. By Cassidy FitzClarence.

Yoga for Nature - Creating Positive Change for Marine Life.

Yoga for Nature - Creating Positive Change for Marine Life.

We have teamed up with Yoga for Nature to raise awareness and put together an inspiring film around our Marine Conservation Strategic Masterplan in Kovalam next year. We're seeking yogi's and yoga studios to lend a hand. Can you assist us?

An update on Positive Change...

An update on Positive Change...

An update on our work in 2016 and a big thank you to all of you for your continued support helping us to help the ocean...