Official logo of World Water Day 2012
Whether on Sylt, Spiekeroog or Fehmarn, on the Baltic coast between Kiel and Rostock, on the Elbe near Hamburg or in inland areas such as Tegeler See in Berlin, the Regattaparksee in Oberschleissheim or Lake Constance - in the next few days, major cleaning will be up in many German waters the program.
As part of World Water Day, which has been taking place on March 22 every year since 1993, based on a resolution by the UN General Assembly, governments, environmental and sports associations call on people to stand up for water protection. Most of the time, environmental initiatives and associations organize cleaning campaigns on the beaches and shores of lakes, rivers and sea coasts on this day or the following weekend.
The German Sailing Association has also called on its member clubs to take part in the campaign. For example, the Joersfelder Segel-Club, based in Tegelort, wants to clear the public bank in front of the club's premises from rubbish and rubbish next Saturday morning.
Big cleaning on the Baltic Sea beach
On the occasion of World Water Day 2012, three top sports associations of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) and Germany's largest nature conservation association have come together in this country to launch a nationwide campaign to remove and avoid waste in the sea and inland waters. The Naturschutzbund Deutschland e. V. (Nabu), the German Canoe Association (DKV), the German Sailing Association (DSV) and the Association of German Sport Divers (VDST) are involved.
Nabu is already involved in individual partnerships with the DSV and the VDST to combat litter in the sea. The existing campaigns “Setting sails for clean seas” and “Scuba divers for clean seas” are to be consistently continued and expanded on the occasion of World Water Day through the first cooperation of the now four associations.
Big cleaning on the Baltic Sea beach
In 1985, together with the German Nature Conservation Association, the DSV developed the "Ten golden rules for the behavior of water sports enthusiasts in nature", which are an integral part of sailing and driving license training. As a member of the ISAF World Sailing Association, the DSV has also made a significant contribution to the development of an environmental code. The DSV also provides a wide range of information on environmental, nature and climate protection for its member associations.
If you want to get involved in water protection on World Water Day, you can either ask your local sailing club whether and where cleaning operations are taking place. Or he can find out more on the website of the Surfrider Foundation, which already lists over 890 clean-ups on an interactive map on the Internet, many of them also in Germany.