Ambassador Marina Gavrilaki brought 95 people together for her ‘Phyis After Sun’ event on a beach in Palaio Faliro, Greece, on 6 April. They removed 50kgs of rubbish from the shore. “Overall, the event helped reduce Mediterranean beach pollution and engaged the community in environmental stewardship,” Marina told us.

“We discussed how important it is to preserve our oceans, to teach that to children from a young age and to try every day to keep our beaches clean. We also collected data for the World Wildlife Fund’s Adopt a Beach programme.”

The successful event was a team effort in more ways than one, with NGO Physisorg, Athens University of Economics and Business, and other partners supporting the clean-up.