World Environment Day marked with coastal cleanup

on june 4

shenzhen daily followed green foot, fec, and huanqingchun

6月4日

shenzhen daily跟随“绿脚丫”、fec、唤青春及一群热心环保公益的小伙伴前往东西涌

to mark the world environment day which falls on june 5 every year

参与“垃圾”穿越活动,并以此纪念6月5日—世界环境日

we hiked along the beautiful dongchong and xichong coastline with the aim to

此次活动旨在通过清理沿线垃圾

clean up the trash and raise people’s awareness on protecting our natural heritage

增强人们保护大自然的意识

more than 100 volunteers joined this event

参加本次活动的有100多人

they picked up trash from plastic bottles to plastic bags

他们捡的垃圾包括

from candy wrappers to cigarette butts

塑料瓶、塑料袋、糖果包装和烟头

according to angela wang, founder of green foot

据“绿脚丫”的创办人王凛雁介绍

the community currently has over 3,000 volunteers from different countries

该组织目前有来自不同国家的三千多名志愿者

and the number is increasing

并且有越来越多的人在加入他们

dongchong and xichong coastline is located at dapeng peninsula

东西涌海岸线位于深圳的大鹏半岛，这条深圳最经典、最美丽的徒步路线

and was once listed as one of the most beautiful hiking routes in china

曾被《国家地理杂志》评选为国内最美十大徒步路线之一

however, beautiful scenery should never be taken for granted

然而，美景来之不易

we should make continued efforts to protect and preserve the nature

需要你我共同的努力去维持和保护

cleaning up beaches and coastlines is just one part

清理垃圾只是一部分

there is so much we can do to protect our planet

我们能做的还有很多