Julien Gee, the president of NGO Let’s Do It France, is organizing national cleanup event of September 2013. Read more to get the glimpse of how to make a change now and why cleaning the Mediterranean Sea is important to Julien.
1) What is your role in Let’s Do It Mediterranean?
We are preparing a clean up on the south coast of the country to clean the Mediterranean sea. Right now it’s not clear in our mind because we have our national clean up in September.
2) How can people join with your local actions?
We are right now puttin a lot of effort trying to make people subscribe our next clean up. We do not provide any information on phone right now. (Check French teams’ homepage for more: http://www.letsdoitfrance.org/ Get more information from: info@letsdoitfrance.org )
Saint-Thibaut des Vignes, a small town near Paris. “We succeeded in picking about 100m³ of waste, spread over 40 Hectare.”
I was going there for my vacations almost every summer, this place is greatly beautiful and I feel calm and good when I am there. I add also their great and healthy which I am a total fan now.
4) Name 3 changes you’d like to see in people for a healthier environment in next 2 years!
One of our greatest challenge shall be to educate the fishermen that are in my opinion a great source of pollution of the sea. I am also looking forward cleaning the undersea. (Read about Fishing for Litter program that is working in the Northern Europpean waters)
5) What would be your 2 suggestions for people who want to keep the Mediterranean clean?
Also drag with you a small bag so you can pick up the trash there!
6) What are you doing in your “real” life?
My job is to implement sustainable development project on a local level for the municipality.
7) Can we clean the Mediterranean Sea in spring 2014?
Let’s do ittttttt !!!
