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What’s the #EUBeachCleanup?
Every year, the European Union, in partnership with the United Nations and the Smurfs, organises an ocean-activism and awareness-raising campaign - #EUBeachCleanup - featuring beach, river banks and various clean-up events across the world.
In 2024, 12,000 volunteers took part in 367 events in 53 countries across all inhabited continents.
Clean-ups play a crucial role in advancing multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by addressing environmental degradation, promoting sustainable consumption and production, protecting biodiversity, improving public health, and fostering community engagement and collaboration.
The campaign aims to raise awareness about marine pollution, and how our habits impact our ocean. It is estimated that up to 37 million tonnes of plastic waste will reach the ocean annually by 2040.
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![#EUBeachCleanup in Brussels, participants from the EU, UN and the Smurfs are gathered in the park](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-11/2024-cleanup-brussels.jpg?h=47626626&itok=GdgaGNZI)
Wrapping up the 2024 #EUBeachCleanup campaign, 367 events across the world collected tonnes of litter to raise awareness about marine pollution and its impact on the ocean.
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On 29 August 2024, as part of the Danube Delta Summer School, organised by the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development (INCDDD) in collaboration with the International Association for Danube Research (IAD), over 30 participants from eight countries came together for
![3 volunteers on the beach, holding trash bags for cleaning.](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/EUBEachCleanUp-2024.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=4YFehzJL)
The #EUBeachCleanup Campaign 2024 is kicking off this week, right after World Oceans Day.