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The 5th annual OurEcho Challenge awards $6,000 to young changemakers

Canadians consume two per cent of the planet’s plastics, though we represent just 0.5 per cent of the Earth’s population. From cigarette butts to styrofoam fragments, a culture of improper disposal continues to contaminate this vital ecosystem. Over the last few years living in Montreal, I have witnessed a significant gap between dedicated marine plastics curriculum within education. That’s where Project S.T.O.P (save the oceans from plastic) began.

Growing up in a pollution-burdened community in NYC, plastic waste inescapable. Partnering with schools across the city, NYC Plastic Free Schools hosts workshops, bringing students reusable plant-based utensil sets to promote sustainability

EarthEcho Youth Leadership Council member, Emma Chu, reflects on her journey in the program and her growth as an ocean conservation leader.

EarthEcho International welcomes our 2025 Ocean Protection Ambassadors Europe cohort who will lead campaigns focused on banning bottom trawling in EU marine protected areas.