US EditionMorocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission
- Around 50 people conducted a desert clean-up in M'Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco, during the 20th International Nomads Festival in mid-April.
- The initiative addressed significant pollution in the area caused by plastic products, low recycling rates, and wind-carried waste.
- Volunteers worked for five hours collecting an estimated 400 to 600 kilos of rubbish from the village entrance to the desert edge.
- Morocco generates 8.2 million tons of household waste annually but only recycles six to seven percent of this amount.
- Plastic waste harms the Saharan environment, directly endangering livestock vital for nomadic communities.
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Morocco: Volunteers track waste embedded in desert sand · Global Voices
At the gates of the "Grand Désert" in southern Morocco, volunteers track the waste in the sand: bottles, plastic bags, "there are all kinds of them," one of them notes during a cleaning initiative near a village in the middle of Sahara.
Man on a mission: 'Kayak Ron' works to keep Patoka Lake pristine
Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mission, and one volunteer was recently recognized for his dedication to keep Patoka Lake pristine. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s Patoka Lake staff recognized Ron Sergesketter, also known as ‘Kayak Ron’, for winning this year’s National Volunteer Award at Patoka Lake in Dubois, Indiana April 7, 2025.
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nicematin.comIn Morocco, volunteers track waste that poisons the desert
On the occasion of the 20th edition of the International Nomad Festival, held in mid-April in the town of M'Hamid El Ghizlane, about 50 people, gloved and equipped with garbage bags, are active in a fine rain. In five hours, they collected between 400 and 600 kilos of waste, according to the
Sahara’s ‘Tools for Solidarity’ Campaign Ends April 26
The Association of Workers and Technicians Without Borders (ATTSF) is carrying out the ‘Tools for Solidarity’ campaign. It is a solidarity project to fill a trailer with machinery, tool and maintenance material, which will be sent to the Saharaui Refugee Population Camps in Tindouf, Algeria, in the Humanitarian Caravan 2025 for the maintenance of 70 trucks intended for the distribution of food, water and waste. The campaign began on March 25 and…
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