A Rocha organizations mobilize thousands for coastal cleanups

A Rocha International coordinated multiple coastal and underwater cleanup efforts in September 2025, partnering with local churches, schools, and conservation organizations to address plastic pollution in marine ecosystems. In the Philippines, Christians in Conservation organized a cleanup at Lobo, Batangas, near the Verde Island Passage, mobilizing approximately 130 children, 21 youth, and 231 adults from five schools and five health organizations. The group collected 82 kilograms of waste and planted seedlings of the endangered Philippine teak. In Kenya, A Rocha partnered with Kenya Wildlife Service and Turtle Dive Water Sports Centre to conduct an underwater cleanup at Watamu Marine National Park on July 18, where over 30 free divers removed 30.5 kilograms of plastic and marine waste from areas unreachable by conventional beach cleanups. A Rocha USA organized Nurdle Hunts in Florida during the Great Global Nurdle Hunt, targeting tiny plastic pellets that marine wildlife mistakenly consume as food. The organization framed these efforts as stewardship of creation aligned with Christian hope in God's renewal of all things, combining practical conservation work with contemplative practices and community building across multiple continents.

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Source: A Rocha International — https://arocha.org/en/a-collage-of-cleanups/