For those active on social media, this story might ring a few bells. In 2015, a video made the rounds on YouTube, of a man removing a plastic straw lodged in the nose of a sea turtle, eventually freeing the animal. This went on to gather over a 100 million views since its release, kicking off a massive debate in the field of environmentalism about the presence of plastic in our daily lives. The man captured in the video was marine biologist Dr Nathan Robinson. Today, he will bring such stories, personal experiences and expertise in the fields of marine biology and conservation to the virtual platform, at a talk titled Plastic Pollution and Marine Life, moderated by Indian youth environmentalist Abhiir Bhalla. The talk is part of a campaign called My Future My Voice, organised by earthday.org, that invites personalities to connect with the youth and young climate activists, to initiate conversations about the environment, it’s importance and conservation.

Abhiir Bhalla