From Shoreline to Boardroom: Why Clean Oceans Matter
A thriving planet is built by many hands and hearts. Every cleanup, every tree planted, every community-led solution brings us closer to a future where people and nature thrive side by side. We invite you to share your journey with us — or join hands in creating lasting impact for our oceans, coasts, and communities.
From Shoreline to Boardroom: Why Coastal Cleanups Matter
🛑 A lot of the trash that reaches our coasts doesn’t start there. It flows from unmanaged waste systems into rivers, then out to the sea. Plastic — made for convenience — is now part of daily life, but it often ends up where it shouldn’t: in our water, food, and even the air we breathe.
This is why the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is so powerful. Every September, millions of volunteers worldwide come together to clean beaches, rivers, and lakes — removing more than 220 million pounds of trash over the past three decades. Beyond the cleanup, ICC shows what’s possible when communities, businesses, and organizations work side by side.
Today, in Barangay Bulata, Philippines, local residents, youth, and community leaders joined this global movement. Their cleanup may have lasted only a morning, but the impact goes far beyond the shoreline. Each piece of trash collected becomes part of the ICC’s global dataset — information that helps shape solutions to our shared plastic crisis. And each participant becomes part of a much bigger story: that of people everywhere taking action to protect the places they call home.
At Communities for Nature (CfN), we carry this energy forward all year with projects that go beyond cleanups to protect what matters most:
🌊 Blue carbon ecosystems — Oceanus Conservation and partners are restoring mangroves and coastal habitats that capture carbon, shield shorelines, and sustain local livelihoods.
🌱 Marine and terrestrial biodiversity — Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, together with the people of Barangay Bulata, are ensuring healthy ecosystems that support communities, protect wildlife, and sustain local tourism.
🤝 Corporate–community partnerships — co-creating solutions with LMAX Group and Security Bank that strengthen ESG commitments while delivering measurable impact for both people and nature.
Clean and healthy waterways don’t just benefit coastal families — they benefit industries, supply chains, and communities everywhere. What happens along the shoreline has ripple effects all the way to the boardroom.
From shorelines to boardrooms, we’re all connected by water. Let’s work together to protect it for generations to come!
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