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Timeline 1. Introduction
2. Who are we? ďƒ Project Wavez 1.0 3. Coastal ecosystems in Sri Lanka 4. Coastal Erosion 5. Pollution of coastal ecosystems and related problems 6. What can you do?
7. Quiz
Who are we? ď Ź
AIESEC:
offer young people a chance to discover their leadership potential and future success
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Classic Travel:
Initiative: promotes research, education and conservation in view of the future availibility of coastal resources
Project Wavez 1.0
School session
What is an ECOSYSTEM? An ecosystem includes all of the living things (plants, animals and organisms) in a given area, interacting with each other, and also with their non-living environments (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere).
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS IN SRI LANKA
Mangroves 6000-7000 ha in the Sri Lankan coastline.
Over 20 species of mangroves grow in SL
“Nursery� for young fish, plants and birds.
Protection of beaches & coastal communities.
Salt Marshes
Sand Dunes and Beaches
Protect inland areas from wรกter intrusion acting as a barrier to winds and waves.
Mud Flats
Provide feeding and resting place for a variety of birds and fish.
Sea Grass Beds
Increase water clarity and quality
Provides shelter to animals
Reduces wave and storm damage on shores and seafloors
Lagoons and Estuaries Puttalam estuary alone houses 69 species of finfish.
Sustain important fishery industries
Support livlihood of approx. ½ million Sri Lankans
Coral Reefs
Coastal erosion
Beaches in danger!
Beaches in danger! Blows sand away wind
Erosion
waves
Human interference
Takes sand away during backwarts movement Accelarate climate change
Constructing too close to the coast
What can we do? mangroves
Roots keep the sand in place
Less sand gets taken away by waves
Seawalls and coral reefs
Weakens waves
Less sand gets taken away
Stop climate change
Stops rise of sea water
Erosion slows down
Mangrove examples
Seawall examples
Beach pollution
Beach pollution - Dirty beaches all over Sri Lanka
- Without private interest, no one feels responsible - Harmful for humans, animals and Sri Lanka itself
Mount Lavinia Beach, Colombo
Harmful for humans - Toxic substances from batteries etc. can be spilled - Glass can cut into someone´s foot and get infected
- Bacteria can thrive in organic waste
Harmful for animals - Fish, turtles ďƒ can get caught in plastic bags
- Can mistake plastic for food - 9% of all fish have plastic inside them
Harmful for Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka heavily relies on tourism - Over 50% of GDP ďƒ tourism - Ugly, dirty beaches are bad advertisement
Harmful for Sri Lanka - Trash damages coral reefs and mangroves
- Reduces amount of fish close to coast - Affects tourism and small fisheries
Beach pollution affects tourism in Sri Lanka
02/02/2017
Keywords
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The gift of the nature
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Real data
geographical location Sri Lanka is a country which surrounded by the sea.There was also an airport and some harbors. So it's convenient for people travel here by air or ship.
In recent years,the number of tourists grows in tandem with the economy.
Real data of how many people come to Sri Lanka for travel in recent years
Most visitors were from the following countries in 2016
From this picture we can see the growth of national economy. Tourism became the backbone of the economy and helped securing the growth.
We can see beautiful beaches everywhere,but there also some ugly parts that we can't ignore The following pictures show the contrast between clean and dirty beaches
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Spread
AWARENESS
Beach Conservation Awareness BRACELETS
Beach Conservation Awareness T- SHIRTS
Beach CLEANUPS
REUSE
No plastic bags for shopping → use cotton bags
Reuse your bottle → Use glas bottles
Motivate yourself and others
Spread the word! Speak with your family and your friends.
→ Explain the importance of clean beaches and a clean environment
Fight for yourself and for future generations for a better and healthier life
Take care of turtles and sea animals
Use the bins at the beach
MANGROVE Planting
Come up with your own IDEAS!
UNITE people
for the CAUSE, start a
MOVEMENT,
BE THE CHANGE.
Be part of the change!
Quiz How can we as humans diminish the effect of erosion on our beaches? Answers: - Mangroves - seawalls
- coral reefs - stop the rising sea level
Quiz Question: Why should you stand up for beaches?
Answer: - Tourism - Marine wildlife - Healthy fish resources
Quiz What can I do to save the beaches?
Answers: - Use less plastic - Always take care of my rubbish - Spread the word (create your own project)