Climate Activist In Mauritius Holds Worlds First Underwater Protest

Mauritius: In a first, a climate activist in Mauritius has protested while she is underwater. She is claimed to have this unique protest for the first ever time.

In the remote stretch of western Indian Ocean the 24-year-old Mauritian marine scientist and climate advocate Shaama Sandooyea donned a snorkel and dived below the choppy waves to float in protest above the world’s largest sea-grass meadow.

Holding a placard reading “Youth Strike for Climate” and “Nou Reklam Lazistis Klimatik” in Mauritian language, which means “We Demand Climate Justice” the climate activist held her breath under the water to fight the climate change.

“We can’t keep treading water on the climate crisis,” says Sandooyea.

“I’ve taken a stand here in this beautiful, remote area of the Indian Ocean to deliver a simple message – “We need climate action and we need it now,” she added.

The area she did her protest is close to her home. She says, she felt compelled to become an activist from a young age after seeing how vulnerable this stretch of ocean was due to climate change and witnessing incidents like the recent oil spill in the area.