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Education for Sustainable Development at heart of “sea is not a trash can” campaign
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is at heart of the “sea is not a trash can” awareness campaign that has been launched recently in Senegal.
The sea is not a trash can” was motivated by this idea and uses education as a lever for action to raise awareness among young people and local communities on the importance of protecting marine biodiversity and underwater heritage.
ESD aims to provide learners of all ages with the knowledge, skills, values and power to address interconnected global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, underwater disturbance, unsustainable resource use and inequality.
In total, at least 15,000 internet users were reached through the social media outreach and awareness campaigns and over 30,000 school children benefited from the activities and educational materials.
The initiative has raised awareness among young people in local communities about the dangers of coastal pollution, the associated socio-economic hardships, the destruction of the marine and coastal environment, and the need to implement sustainable solutions.
The campaign also educated the beneficiaries, especially the young learners, on the existence and the need to preserve the underwater cultural and historical heritage of Senegal. For example, researchers and historians can trace the sequence of historical events by studying the remains on the ocean floor, which constitute an important heritage to be known, understood, preserved, and transmitted to future generations.
Awareness posters “The sea is not a trash can” were distributed to coastal populations; discussion groups were organized with wharf managers, fishermen, fishmongers as well as women who are active in the sale of fish products; exhibitions on the composition of Senegalese maritime heritage and artistic production workshops were organized in schools to facilitate the understanding of the concepts of underwater cultural heritage and marine pollution; finally the awareness campaign was widely disseminated on social networks. This field initiative was conducted jointly by the Culture and Education Sectors of the UNESCO Dakar Office and is in line with the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, ratified by Senegal in 2020.
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