Boyan Slat
PanamaentrepreneurMaleb. 19947.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Boyan Slat is the founder of The Ocean Cleanup, an innovative organization dedicated to developing advanced technologies to eliminate plastic pollution from the world's oceans. Recently, he was in the news for his support of a new floating barrier installation in the Río Abajo in Panama, which is part of his organization's broader initiative to capture a third of the plastic waste flowing from rivers to the sea by 2030, highlighting Panama as a key location in this global effort.
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Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, indicated that the initiative aims to prevent up to a third of the world's plastic from reaching the oceans by the end of the decade.
Instalan nueva barrera en el río Matías Hernández para reducir residuosPanama· 2026-06-20
Boyan Slat is the CEO and founder of The Ocean Cleanup, which aims to clean plastic from oceans and rivers.
Las Vacas: La pesadilla del río Las Vacas, uno de los más contaminados por plásticos del mundo | Clima y Medio Ambiente
Spain· 2025-08-10
Boyan Slat is the founder of The Ocean Cleanup and highlighted the significance of the intervention in Panama as part of a larger program to reduce plastic waste.
El río Abajo estrena barrera flotante para frenar contaminación plástica rumbo al marPanama· 2025-07-02