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Three biology students go into a bar and start up an environmental organisation. So what happens?<\/p>\n

Quite a lot actually, Back in January, the association Project OOH<\/em> which in Danish is called \u2018Os Om Havet\u2019 or \u2018Us About the Sea\u2019 was founded by three biology students from the University of Copenhagen. The association organises events where volunteer divers and families collect trash from the seabed. They do it, because it is hard to get at the trash with traditional methods. And they love to dive.<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s two fish with one stone<\/h3>\n

The idea for the association popped up down under. Jamila Lilja, Maria Wagner J\u00f8rgensen and Marc Allen Toft-Larsen ended up living together by chance when they were on exchange in Tasmania. Maria was doing an assignment on plastic and seabirds in the Southern Ocean, and so plastics in the sea came up for discussion among the biologists in their little place – far away from Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t get three biology students who have studied plastic to go out and get the trash on a dive, then you can\u2019t expect others to do it.<\/p>\n

Jamila Lilja, founder of the Project OOH group<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It was not until later that they decided to do something about it. In a hot bus somewhere on the Eastern coast of Australia they got the idea for the Project OOH group. Jamila had just taken her diving certificate, and with inspiration from the ‘Dive Against Debris’ initiative she saw the chance to combine diving with biology.<\/p>\n

The only problem was that there was no organised collection of trash for divers in Denmark.<\/p>\n

“We looked first for events where we, as divers, could collect litter. But there wasn\u2019t, so we had to take the initiative,” Maria explains.<\/p>\n

People want<\/em> to help<\/h3>\n

For the two founders, it is important to give people specific opportunities to collect trash. The divers are a group of people who are already aware of the problem and who would like to help. According to Jamila, the Project OOH just helps them along in the process:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you can\u2019t get three biology students who have studied plastic to go out and get the trash on a dive, then you can\u2019t expect others to do it. That is why we have to help people who want to do it. This is what we are doing.
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\nProject OOH is mostly about creating awareness about the trash at sea. But in order to do so, according to the founders, you need to give people an experience of nature and a sense of community.<\/p>\n

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About Project OOH<\/p>\n

You can check out Project OOH on Facebook<\/a> or contact them on kontakt@osomhavet.dk. The next event<\/strong> is on Sunday 30th September and everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Danish name of the association, \u2018Us About the Sea\u2019 was chosen to emphasize the community part of it. It needs to be fun to be environmentally conscious and not just a chore to get points on your moral account. Jamila says: “We don\u2019t want to be the frowning school teacher. Or \u2013 to put it nicely \u2013 environment nannies<\/em> telling people what they doing wrong. We want to show people the way instead. And give them a connection to nature, so they want to do things together at sea.”<\/p>\n

It is all about showing that environmental awareness does not have to be “extremely boring\u201c, but can easily be integrated in your everyday life. In a fun way.<\/p>\n

 
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It’s biology, stupid!<\/h3>\n

Biology at the University of Copenhagen was how the three founders found their friendship and their group. And the study programme has affected them and Project OOH. They understand the problems, can communicate them to others, and are self-assured in their cause.<\/p>\n

Maria is an ecologist, Marc is a marine biologist and Jamila is a cell biologist. With their different academic backgrounds, they can together give a broad overview of the waste situation in the sea. From how plastic affects the overall ecosystem, to what happens when nano-plastics enter the brains of fish.<\/p>\n

Of course, they don\u2019t know everything, says Maria, but the studies give them a firm foundation when the problems are to be put into context.<\/p>\n

Sure, it is a drop in the ocean. But\u00a0when you do something it spreads like ripples in water<\/p>\n

Maria Wagner J\u00f8rgensen, founder of Project OOH<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is an understanding that they can use in their plans for Project OOH in the future. One of them is doing courses for school students. They are wildly enthusiastic when it comes to the environment. The founders have experienced this at their diving events, which are like treasure hunts for children, with the pick up of everything from glittery car wheel rims to shopping baskets up off the sea sand.<\/p>\n

Keeping their heads down<\/h3>\n

The founders are well aware that they are completely green (as algae) when it comes to associations. They say they really are three biology geeks who decided to do something, and they need a lot of help in terms of both social media, legal issues, and event managing.<\/p>\n

And the project is not a big one, but small streams make great rivers. “It is definitely a drop in the ocean. But it spreads like ripples in water, when you do something. If we have one diver out there who has a cool experience, then they tell their friends about it, who retell it to others,” Maria says about the initiative.<\/p>\n

Project OOH is not only for divers and biology students. The actual dive is only a small part of a diving event. The founders say the events should be seen as a fun day with the family. Mom can dive, while dad messes around in his waders with the children, and while the older brother collects garbage on his run along the beach.<\/p>\n

“It is not the few events, which we set up during the year, that make the difference. It is people’s everyday lives, that we need to move\u201c, Jamila repeats. One dive at a time.
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The Project OOH group has so far removed 1.2 tonnes of waste from the marine environment."},{"acf_fc_layout":"Standfirst","subject":"Environment","text":"I 2050 vil der v\u00e6re mere skrald end fisk i havet. Det vil stifterne bag Os Om Havet gerne lave om p\u00e5. De bev\u00e6bner sig med net og dykkermasker for at fjerne noget af det affald, som ellers aldrig ser land igen.","use_post_excerpt":true},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":true,"contributors":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Three biology students go into a bar and start up an environmental organisation. So what happens?<\/p>\n<p>Quite a lot actually, Back in January, the association <em>Project OOH<\/em> which in Danish is called \u2018Os Om Havet\u2019 or \u2018Us About the Sea\u2019 was founded by three biology students from the University of Copenhagen. The association organises events where volunteer divers and families collect trash from the seabed. They do it, because it is hard to get at the trash with traditional methods. And they love to dive.<\/p>\n<h3>So that\u2019s two fish with one stone<\/h3>\n<p>The idea for the association popped up down under. Jamila Lilja, Maria Wagner J\u00f8rgensen and Marc Allen Toft-Larsen ended up living together by chance when they were on exchange in Tasmania. Maria was doing an assignment on plastic and seabirds in the Southern Ocean, and so plastics in the sea came up for discussion among the biologists in their little place – far away from Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you can\u2019t get three biology students who have studied plastic to go out and get the trash on a dive, then you can\u2019t expect others to do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Jamila Lilja, founder of the Project OOH group<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was not until later that they decided to do something about it. In a hot bus somewhere on the Eastern coast of Australia they got the idea for the Project OOH group. Jamila had just taken her diving certificate, and with inspiration from the ‘Dive Against Debris’ initiative she saw the chance to combine diving with biology.<\/p>\n<p>The only problem was that there was no organised collection of trash for divers in Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>“We looked first for events where we, as divers, could collect litter. But there wasn\u2019t, so we had to take the initiative,” Maria explains.<\/p>\n<h3>People <em>want<\/em> to help<\/h3>\n<p>For the two founders, it is important to give people specific opportunities to collect trash. The divers are a group of people who are already aware of the problem and who would like to help. According to Jamila, the Project OOH just helps them along in the process:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can\u2019t get three biology students who have studied plastic to go out and get the trash on a dive, then you can\u2019t expect others to do it. That is why we have to help people who want to do it. This is what we are doing.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Image","image":{"ID":72272,"id":72272,"title":"To af stifterne bag Os Om Havet","filename":"lrgdsc08671.jpg","filesize":166763,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/lrgdsc08671.jpg","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/biologistuderende-rydder-op-efter-dig-paa-havbunden\/lrg_dsc08671\/","alt":"Billedet viser to af stifterne bag Os Om Havet","author":"68","description":"","caption":"Jamila Lilja (til venstre) og Maria Wagner J\u00f8rgensen (til h\u00f8jre) stiftede Os Om Havet tilbage i januar sammen med Marc Allentoft-Larsen (deltog ikke i interviewet). 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But in order to do so, according to the founders, you need to give people an experience of nature and a sense of community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">About Project OOH<\/p>\n<p>You can check out Project OOH on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OsOmHavet\/\">Facebook<\/a> or contact them on kontakt@osomhavet.dk. The <strong>next event<\/strong> is on Sunday 30th September and everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Danish name of the association, \u2018Us About the Sea\u2019 was chosen to emphasize the community part of it. It needs to be fun to be environmentally conscious and not just a chore to get points on your moral account. Jamila says: “We don\u2019t want to be the frowning school teacher. Or \u2013 to put it nicely \u2013 <em>environment nannies<\/em> telling people what they doing wrong. We want to show people the way instead. And give them a connection to nature, so they want to do things together at sea.”<\/p>\n<p>It is all about showing that environmental awareness does not have to be “extremely boring\u201c, but can easily be integrated in your everyday life. In a fun way.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Quote","quote":"We don\u2019t want to be the frowning school teacher. Or \u2013 to put it nicely \u2013 environment nannies telling people what they are doing wrong.\r\n","quotee":"Jamila Lilja, founder of the Project OOH group","style":"extended"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<h3>It’s biology, stupid!<\/h3>\n<p>Biology at the University of Copenhagen was how the three founders found their friendship and their group. And the study programme has affected them and Project OOH. They understand the problems, can communicate them to others, and are self-assured in their cause.<\/p>\n<p>Maria is an ecologist, Marc is a marine biologist and Jamila is a cell biologist. With their different academic backgrounds, they can together give a broad overview of the waste situation in the sea. From how plastic affects the overall ecosystem, to what happens when nano-plastics enter the brains of fish.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, they don\u2019t know everything, says Maria, but the studies give them a firm foundation when the problems are to be put into context.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sure, it is a drop in the ocean. But\u00a0when you do something it spreads like ripples in water<\/p>\n<p class=\"quotee\">Maria Wagner J\u00f8rgensen, founder of Project OOH<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is an understanding that they can use in their plans for Project OOH in the future. One of them is doing courses for school students. They are wildly enthusiastic when it comes to the environment. The founders have experienced this at their diving events, which are like treasure hunts for children, with the pick up of everything from glittery car wheel rims to shopping baskets up off the sea sand.<\/p>\n<h3>Keeping their heads down<\/h3>\n<p>The founders are well aware that they are completely green (as algae) when it comes to associations. They say they really are three biology geeks who decided to do something, and they need a lot of help in terms of both social media, legal issues, and event managing.<\/p>\n<p>And the project is not a big one, but small streams make great rivers. “It is definitely a drop in the ocean. But it spreads like ripples in water, when you do something. If we have one diver out there who has a cool experience, then they tell their friends about it, who retell it to others,” Maria says about the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Project OOH is not only for divers and biology students. The actual dive is only a small part of a diving event. The founders say the events should be seen as a fun day with the family. Mom can dive, while dad messes around in his waders with the children, and while the older brother collects garbage on his run along the beach.<\/p>\n<p>“It is not the few events, which we set up during the year, that make the difference. It is people’s everyday lives, that we need to move\u201c, Jamila repeats. 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