Taking ahead its vision of conserving nature, promoting biodiversity, and protecting oceans, DP World, a leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain solutions, will nurture 15,000 school students and youth to become Ocean Protection Ambassadors.

This initiative celebrates the spirit of World Nature Conservation Day by addressing the rising issue of plastic waste ending up in the oceans by driving behavioural change at the community level.

Plastic waste makes up 80 per cent of all marine pollution and around 8 to 10 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year. By fostering a young force of nature conservationists, DP World expects to prevent plastic waste from entering the ocean waters. To this effect, DP World's beach cleanup drives across Mundra, Cochin and Nhava Sheva witnessed over 200 employees partnering with local communities to clear over 300 kilograms of land-to-ocean plastic waste.

Speaking on the initiative, Kevin D'Souza, Vice President, Business Development, DP World, Subcontinent, "Our employees in India and around the world strongly believe in our sustainability commitment towards ‘Our World, Our Future,' and recognise the importance of adopting sustainable practices. At DP World we are reinforcing our sustainability commitments through various initiatives to promote biodiversity and conserve nature, for which we partner with the communities in our operating locations to co-create a better tomorrow. We appreciate our employees, for supporting and contributing to the cause of protecting our oceans." 

Additionally, in line with the theme of World Nature Conservation Day 2023, ‘Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet', DP World provided thermal drones and two patrolling vehicles to the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, India. These interventions are improving patrolling capabilities at the tiger reserve and playing a significant role in the prevention and early detection of forest fires and helping reduce human-wildlife conflict.