What is an 'Ecopreneur'?
- Lyall Burgess
- Mar 3
- 1 min read
eco•pre•neur: an environmentally minded entrepreneur who leads & drives climate action worldwide
For this episode of 'The Ecopreneurs', Salesforce and FORTUNE Brand Studio traveled to Hawaii to meet PMDP founder and president Kevin O’Brien and his team and find out how they safely conduct these critical marine debris removal missions.
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) is an isolated 1350-mile stretch of islands and atolls that make up the world’s largest protected conservation area. Even though the area is uninhabited, 115,000 pounds of derelict fishing gear gathers on its shores and in its coral reefs each year. Today, a backlog of nearly 1 million pounds of plastic “ghost nets” have accumulated on the island.
Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP) is working to eliminate the threats caused by marine debris by removing entanglement hazards and other dangerous waste from the monument’s reefs and shorelines. On average, the team removes 6,500 pounds of marine debris per day during its expeditions.
For a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the episode and a closer look at how the PMDP team is cleaning up these critical ocean ecosystems, check out the link below.
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