4-year-old girl clears plastic from Rio's beaches
(SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) 4-YEAR-OLD ENVIRONMENTALIST, NINA GOMES, SAYING:
"Hello my name is Nina, I'm 4-years-old and I collect plastic with my dad."
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This father and daughter team scoop up plastic bottles and bags
from polluted waters around Rio de Janeiro
SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) 4-YEAR-OLD ENVIRONMENTALIST, NINA GOMES, SAYING:
FATHER ASKING: "Why are you collecting plastic?"
"Because (otherwise) fish and turtles die."
11 million tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean every year
Source: United Nations Environment Programme
Nina's father, Ricardo, is the director of Instituto Mar Urbano
a group dedicated to fighting marine disasters
He hopes his daughter's example will inspire others
NINA'S FATHER:
"Nina is the breaking point for love, for empathy while seeing that our attitude today will define the legacy we will leave the generations to come."
