Collaborating along the Great Barrier Reef and beyond to execute cleanups, conservation projects and education initiatives

The Parley Global Cleanup Network works to protect marine environments from plastic pollution and other threats. Through collaborative cleanups with local businesses and organisations, our teams intercept plastic waste from beaches, remote islands, rivers, mangroves and coastal communities. With cleanups in 30 countries so far and counting, the Network also works on local education, awareness campaigns and government engagement to drive change.

Each country team shares our vision for healthier oceans globally, and works locally to champion the Parley AIR Strategy in their nation. As of 2021, Parley has worked with over 750 collaborators, engaged over 260,000 volunteers and conducted more than 4500 cleanups worldwide.

In Australia, Parley leads collaborative cleanups, education and conservation initiatives in cities and towns across the country. The team also delivers high-impact, expedition clean-ups of the remote beaches, reefs and islands of the Great Barrier Reef and along the rugged coastline of the Cape York Peninsula.

"We have so much beauty around us and some of the most unique marine life, but reality is catching up on us fast. There is no excuse to not act, as we have all the resources necessary to protect this amazing place. If you can see the impact of plastic pollution in the Great Barrier Reef, the acclaimed best managed marine park and the largest living reef structure in the world, then you realize it has become everyone's responsibility to let go of this silent killer: Plastic."

– Christian Miller, Parley Australia Director

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Featured Projects

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was formed to help safeguard a vast area of the reef ecosystem against the rising pressures of human-driven climate change, illegal fishing and related threats. Classified as “Green” (no-take) Marine Park Zones, the northern islands are of extremely high conservation value. They provide critical habitat for populations of marine species, including sea birds and endangered sea turtles which seek refuge on these islands every year to nest. Six of the world’s seven sea turtle species are found within the park, but the Parley crew found high levels of marine debris and microplastics in protected areas where corals spawn and turtles nest.

Cape York

In the far reaches of northern Australia, the vast and largely empty beaches of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park stretch out towards the distant horizon. Along this faraway coast, Indigenous people have co-existed with the flora and fauna of the coastal ecosystem for thousands of years – but today the area is heavily affected by drifting plastic and other pollution. The Parley Australia team has run multiple expeditions to remove and study plastic debris and microplastics.