Meike Schützek
@meikeschuetzek.bsky.social
Ocean lover. In awe of the beauty of this planet (and here to protect it). Founder of @oceannow.bsky.social and Senior Campaigner @antarcticasouth.bsky.social.
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Humans are intrinsically connected to nature. Nature gives us the air we breathe and the food we eat; its chemistry and visual beauty are healing. We ARE nature.
January 7, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Humans are intrinsically connected to nature. Nature gives us the air we breathe and the food we eat; its chemistry and visual beauty are healing. We ARE nature.
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Dr. Kofi Amponsah-Mensah is a Conservationist, Director of Biodiversity Research at the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (University of Ghana). 🇬🇭
We highly value his perspective “natural is best for nature”. We cannot agree more, with nature being all living creatures including
Dr. Kofi Amponsah-Mensah is a Conservationist, Director of Biodiversity Research at the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (University of Ghana). 🇬🇭
We highly value his perspective “natural is best for nature”. We cannot agree more, with nature being all living creatures including
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Dr. Kofi Amponsah-Mensah is a Conservationist, Director of Biodiversity Research at the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (University of Ghana). 🇬🇭
We highly value his perspective “natural is best for nature”. We cannot agree more, with nature being all living creatures including
Dr. Kofi Amponsah-Mensah is a Conservationist, Director of Biodiversity Research at the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (University of Ghana). 🇬🇭
We highly value his perspective “natural is best for nature”. We cannot agree more, with nature being all living creatures including
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1/5 Es ist faszinierend, was passiert, sobald Kinder eine Kamera in die Hand nehmen. Innerhalb von Minuten ergeben sich großartige Ideen! Die Kreativität ist ungezwungen und genau deshalb einzigartig. 👌🏼
Im September 2025 realisierten wir unseren Kids Ozean Workshop
Im September 2025 realisierten wir unseren Kids Ozean Workshop
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
1/5 Es ist faszinierend, was passiert, sobald Kinder eine Kamera in die Hand nehmen. Innerhalb von Minuten ergeben sich großartige Ideen! Die Kreativität ist ungezwungen und genau deshalb einzigartig. 👌🏼
Im September 2025 realisierten wir unseren Kids Ozean Workshop
Im September 2025 realisierten wir unseren Kids Ozean Workshop
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Happy New Year from Ocean. Now! Here's to filling this fresh year with wins for the ocean, its wildlife, and us all 🌊
In 2026 we'll work to:
1. Reduce the impact of polyester microfibers on living organisms by supporting industry and political solutions (prio: regulation)...
In 2026 we'll work to:
1. Reduce the impact of polyester microfibers on living organisms by supporting industry and political solutions (prio: regulation)...
December 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Happy New Year from Ocean. Now! Here's to filling this fresh year with wins for the ocean, its wildlife, and us all 🌊
In 2026 we'll work to:
1. Reduce the impact of polyester microfibers on living organisms by supporting industry and political solutions (prio: regulation)...
In 2026 we'll work to:
1. Reduce the impact of polyester microfibers on living organisms by supporting industry and political solutions (prio: regulation)...
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(1/3) 🎣 Fishermen at Jamestown beach (Accra, Ghana) often find more clothing than fish in their nets.
This means less income and more danger: torn nets, damaged boats, and constant repair costs. The local fish population also continues to decline due to overfishing, climate change, and pollution.
This means less income and more danger: torn nets, damaged boats, and constant repair costs. The local fish population also continues to decline due to overfishing, climate change, and pollution.
December 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
(1/3) 🎣 Fishermen at Jamestown beach (Accra, Ghana) often find more clothing than fish in their nets.
This means less income and more danger: torn nets, damaged boats, and constant repair costs. The local fish population also continues to decline due to overfishing, climate change, and pollution.
This means less income and more danger: torn nets, damaged boats, and constant repair costs. The local fish population also continues to decline due to overfishing, climate change, and pollution.
Merci Fashion Revolution Germany @fashrevde.bsky.social für das inspirierende Gespräch. 🙌🏽 💙
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December 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Merci Fashion Revolution Germany @fashrevde.bsky.social für das inspirierende Gespräch. 🙌🏽 💙
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#1 Ocean. Now! has joined @ciel.org and over 159 civil society organizations are calling for real leadership in the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
December 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#1 Ocean. Now! has joined @ciel.org and over 159 civil society organizations are calling for real leadership in the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
The next Chair must restore trust, keep the process transparent, and shut the door on vested interests.
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(1/3) In many indigenous cultures, the ocean is sacred. This is also true of coastal communities like the Ga in Ghana. 🇬🇭
A community of the Ga people lives close to Kantamanto Market and the Agbobloshie dumpsite, by Korle Lagoon – a water body that, til recently, was a sacred place for rituals. ♾️
A community of the Ga people lives close to Kantamanto Market and the Agbobloshie dumpsite, by Korle Lagoon – a water body that, til recently, was a sacred place for rituals. ♾️
December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(1/3) In many indigenous cultures, the ocean is sacred. This is also true of coastal communities like the Ga in Ghana. 🇬🇭
A community of the Ga people lives close to Kantamanto Market and the Agbobloshie dumpsite, by Korle Lagoon – a water body that, til recently, was a sacred place for rituals. ♾️
A community of the Ga people lives close to Kantamanto Market and the Agbobloshie dumpsite, by Korle Lagoon – a water body that, til recently, was a sacred place for rituals. ♾️
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At #UNEA7, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members urged world leaders to act on the plastic crisis. The action seeks to highlight the interconnected nature of plastics and other environmental crises.
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
At #UNEA7, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members urged world leaders to act on the plastic crisis. The action seeks to highlight the interconnected nature of plastics and other environmental crises.
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
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(1/3) 🌍 It’s World Pollution Prevention Day today, and in Portrait No. 9, David Kabu has a message for us all: “Keep our water safe and clean.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
(1/3) 🌍 It’s World Pollution Prevention Day today, and in Portrait No. 9, David Kabu has a message for us all: “Keep our water safe and clean.”
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1/5 We say NO to the madness of Black Friday. The world buys millions of new clothing items…and this overflow eventually ends up far from where it was purchased. 🛍️
🎽 Textile waste from the Kantamanto Market, for example, is transported to various dumpsites such as
🎽 Textile waste from the Kantamanto Market, for example, is transported to various dumpsites such as
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
1/5 We say NO to the madness of Black Friday. The world buys millions of new clothing items…and this overflow eventually ends up far from where it was purchased. 🛍️
🎽 Textile waste from the Kantamanto Market, for example, is transported to various dumpsites such as
🎽 Textile waste from the Kantamanto Market, for example, is transported to various dumpsites such as
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Porträt Nr. 8: „Water is a human right.“ – Jonathan David
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Porträt Nr. 8: „Water is a human right.“ – Jonathan David
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(1/4) 💙 An innovative alternative to fashion to 'dye' for! Toxicants are often used to color polyester fabrics. This includes:
😰 Carcinogenic azo dyes
🔵 Possible carcinogen Disperse Blue 1, allergenic Disperse Blues 106 & 124
☢️ Skin-sensitizer Orange 3
🫁 Sensitizer p-Phenylenediamine (PPD).
😰 Carcinogenic azo dyes
🔵 Possible carcinogen Disperse Blue 1, allergenic Disperse Blues 106 & 124
☢️ Skin-sensitizer Orange 3
🫁 Sensitizer p-Phenylenediamine (PPD).
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
(1/4) 💙 An innovative alternative to fashion to 'dye' for! Toxicants are often used to color polyester fabrics. This includes:
😰 Carcinogenic azo dyes
🔵 Possible carcinogen Disperse Blue 1, allergenic Disperse Blues 106 & 124
☢️ Skin-sensitizer Orange 3
🫁 Sensitizer p-Phenylenediamine (PPD).
😰 Carcinogenic azo dyes
🔵 Possible carcinogen Disperse Blue 1, allergenic Disperse Blues 106 & 124
☢️ Skin-sensitizer Orange 3
🫁 Sensitizer p-Phenylenediamine (PPD).
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#FashionWasteColonialism is when wealthy countries dump their unwanted clothes onto places like Accra’s Kantamanto Market. Low-quality and synthetic fast-fashion sheds microplastic fibers, that don’t biodegrade –becoming another community’s burden.
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#FashionWasteColonialism is when wealthy countries dump their unwanted clothes onto places like Accra’s Kantamanto Market. Low-quality and synthetic fast-fashion sheds microplastic fibers, that don’t biodegrade –becoming another community’s burden.
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(1/4) 💸 Waste colonialism costs local sellers and traders 💸
In the first of our interviews on the catastrophic impact of the “fashion trade” between high-income and low-income countries, we hear from Zaria, a secondhand clothing seller at Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana.
In the first of our interviews on the catastrophic impact of the “fashion trade” between high-income and low-income countries, we hear from Zaria, a secondhand clothing seller at Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
(1/4) 💸 Waste colonialism costs local sellers and traders 💸
In the first of our interviews on the catastrophic impact of the “fashion trade” between high-income and low-income countries, we hear from Zaria, a secondhand clothing seller at Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana.
In the first of our interviews on the catastrophic impact of the “fashion trade” between high-income and low-income countries, we hear from Zaria, a secondhand clothing seller at Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana.
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1/5 👆🏿Was hier passiert ist Modekolonialismus. Wir haben mit locals vor Ort gesprochen und die Eindrücke waren herzzerreißend. 💔
Agbobloshie ist ein Epizentrum für Textilmüll in Accra, Ghana. Es grenzt an ein Slumgebiet namens Old Fadama. Textilien, die nicht verkauft werden
Agbobloshie ist ein Epizentrum für Textilmüll in Accra, Ghana. Es grenzt an ein Slumgebiet namens Old Fadama. Textilien, die nicht verkauft werden
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
1/5 👆🏿Was hier passiert ist Modekolonialismus. Wir haben mit locals vor Ort gesprochen und die Eindrücke waren herzzerreißend. 💔
Agbobloshie ist ein Epizentrum für Textilmüll in Accra, Ghana. Es grenzt an ein Slumgebiet namens Old Fadama. Textilien, die nicht verkauft werden
Agbobloshie ist ein Epizentrum für Textilmüll in Accra, Ghana. Es grenzt an ein Slumgebiet namens Old Fadama. Textilien, die nicht verkauft werden
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1/3 In our fourth theme, "Fashion Waste Colonialism," we’ll explore the harmful effects of the fashion waste trade from economically wealthier countries to low-income countries. 🌎
The EU exports approximately 1.4 to 1.7 million tons of used clothes and textiles annually, mostly
The EU exports approximately 1.4 to 1.7 million tons of used clothes and textiles annually, mostly
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
1/3 In our fourth theme, "Fashion Waste Colonialism," we’ll explore the harmful effects of the fashion waste trade from economically wealthier countries to low-income countries. 🌎
The EU exports approximately 1.4 to 1.7 million tons of used clothes and textiles annually, mostly
The EU exports approximately 1.4 to 1.7 million tons of used clothes and textiles annually, mostly
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(1/2) 🦈 Basking sharks are very gentle giants, but they face growing threats from boat collisions, fishing, pollution, and climate change.
So how can we help them? 👇
So how can we help them? 👇
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
(1/2) 🦈 Basking sharks are very gentle giants, but they face growing threats from boat collisions, fishing, pollution, and climate change.
So how can we help them? 👇
So how can we help them? 👇
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1/3 How does CCAMLR - the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources -relate to the 30x30 goal? 🇦🇶
CCAMLR is the forum governing conservation and fisheries in the Southern Ocean. By designating Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs) covering 25%
CCAMLR is the forum governing conservation and fisheries in the Southern Ocean. By designating Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs) covering 25%
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
1/3 How does CCAMLR - the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources -relate to the 30x30 goal? 🇦🇶
CCAMLR is the forum governing conservation and fisheries in the Southern Ocean. By designating Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs) covering 25%
CCAMLR is the forum governing conservation and fisheries in the Southern Ocean. By designating Marine Protected Areas (#MPAs) covering 25%
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1/5 Kommende Woche verhandeln 27 Vertragsstaaten darüber, inwiefern das Südpolarmeer und seine Lebewesen 🐋 🐧 🦐 🦭 🐟 🦈 🦑 geschützt werden sollen: #CCAMLR - die Kommission zur Erhaltung der lebenden Meeresschätze der Antarktis - trifft sich jährlich in Hobart, Australien.
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
1/5 Kommende Woche verhandeln 27 Vertragsstaaten darüber, inwiefern das Südpolarmeer und seine Lebewesen 🐋 🐧 🦐 🦭 🐟 🦈 🦑 geschützt werden sollen: #CCAMLR - die Kommission zur Erhaltung der lebenden Meeresschätze der Antarktis - trifft sich jährlich in Hobart, Australien.
Isst Du gerne Lachs? Dann isst Du damit auch sehr wahrscheinlich Antarktischen Krill 🦐 - denn Zuchtlachs wird mit diesem gefüttert❗️Du isst somit das Essen von Walen und Pinguinen. 🐋🐧
Mehr dazu hier: "Lachszucht auf Kosten der Pinguine" @taz.de
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Mehr dazu hier: "Lachszucht auf Kosten der Pinguine" @taz.de
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Schutz des Lebens in der Antarktis: Lachszucht auf Kosten der Pinguine
Krill ist Nahrungsgrundlage für Wale und Seevögel, doch Fangflotten bedrohen die Bestände. Die Antarktis-Kommission sucht diese Woche nach Lösungen.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Isst Du gerne Lachs? Dann isst Du damit auch sehr wahrscheinlich Antarktischen Krill 🦐 - denn Zuchtlachs wird mit diesem gefüttert❗️Du isst somit das Essen von Walen und Pinguinen. 🐋🐧
Mehr dazu hier: "Lachszucht auf Kosten der Pinguine" @taz.de
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Mehr dazu hier: "Lachszucht auf Kosten der Pinguine" @taz.de
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1/4 🐧🦭🐋 What do penguins, seals and whales all have in common?
🦐 They all rely on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that underpins the Southern Ocean food web and also acts as a massive carbon sink.
⚠️ For the first time in history, Antarctica’s krill fishery was forced to close early
🦐 They all rely on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that underpins the Southern Ocean food web and also acts as a massive carbon sink.
⚠️ For the first time in history, Antarctica’s krill fishery was forced to close early
October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
1/4 🐧🦭🐋 What do penguins, seals and whales all have in common?
🦐 They all rely on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that underpins the Southern Ocean food web and also acts as a massive carbon sink.
⚠️ For the first time in history, Antarctica’s krill fishery was forced to close early
🦐 They all rely on Antarctica’s krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that underpins the Southern Ocean food web and also acts as a massive carbon sink.
⚠️ For the first time in history, Antarctica’s krill fishery was forced to close early