Rebecca Manzi MrBeast with Team Seas aims to fight marine pollution: thanks to the support of Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup it has removed over 15 million kg of waste from the oceans
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The renowned YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has recently announced a remarkable achievement for his marine conservation initiative, Team Seas. Launched in October 2021, Team Seas set an ambitious goal to raise $30 million to remove an equivalent amount of pounds of trash from the oceans.
Surpassing expectations
Team Seas has exceeded expectations by removing over 34 million pounds (about 15 million kg) of trash from oceans and beaches worldwide. MrBeast, who holds the record for the largest following on YouTube, introduced Team Seas as a continuation of his earlier project, Team Trees.
While Team Trees focused on planting trees, Team Seas aimed to combat marine pollution by collaborating with organizations like Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup. These efforts have garnered the support of hundreds of content creators and public figures, helping to raise over $33 million from donors across more than 200 countries.
One of the largest crowdfunding campaigns
The initiative has received widespread recognition due to the extensive involvement of the online community, with over 1.3 billion video views and more than 20,000 social channels participating in the campaign. Mark Rober, MrBeast’s collaborator on the project, highlighted the positive impact of this global mobilization, calling it one of the largest creator-led crowdfunding campaigns in Internet history.
This success not only demonstrates the effectiveness of awareness and fundraising campaigns on social media but also highlights the ability of large groups of people to unite in addressing crucial environmental issues. By reaching this goal, MrBeast and Rober have shown that even large-scale actions can start from well-organized crowdfunding initiatives.
Looking to the future, Rober hinted at new and ambitious initiatives, suggesting that Team Seas might be just the beginning of further projects aimed at improving our planet. With the continued support of the online community, there is optimism about what these future initiatives might achieve.
