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The Trees Of Life Turning the Tide on Plastic

The changing climate is making Britain’s oak trees By now most of us are aware about the issue of
increasingly susceptible to threats from pests and plastic pollution, which has been publicised heavily
diseases. Professor Rob Jackson a biological scientist at over the last couple of years. Ramon Knoester, the
the University of Reading leads a pioneering research founder of Clear Rivers, noticed that 80% of plastics
project, PuRpOsE, to protect oak ecosystems, and to worldwide enters the oceans through rivers. Inspired
understand and forecast causes, consequences and by the need for innovation in floating architecture,
threats. Clear Rivers tested out the best ways to catch, sort
and repurpose the plastics. They have created the
floating park, a new structure on Rotterdam harbour
filled with greenery to benefit not only humans but
also urban wildlife. Now their patent can be applied
on other rivers worldwide.

Genre: WaterBear Impact Productions Genre: WaterBear Impact Productions
Format: 1 x 6’ / HD / 2021 Format: 1 x 3’/ HD / 2020
Credits: WaterBear Network Credits: WaterBear Network

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