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Sustainable Coastlines

Auckland, New Zealand

Environment & ClimateEducationScience & Research
CharityNational reach
Profile last updated: August 23, 2026

About

Sustainable Coastlines is a charity based in Auckland, New Zealand working on environment & climate, education, science & research.

Sustainable Coastlines is a registered New Zealand charity that leads Litter Intelligence, a long-term national programme that collects litter data, shares insights and encourages action to prevent litter. The charity works with communities, schools and citizen scientists across New Zealand, in collaboration with the Ministry for the Environment, the Department of Conservation and Stats NZ. Its work covers beach, freshwater and stormwater litter monitoring, along with education for teachers and students. Its data is used by regional, national and international agencies for reporting.

Location

Auckland, New Zealand

Organisation type

Charity

Focus areas

littermarine littercitizen scienceenvironmental monitoringeducationNew Zealand

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateEducationScience & Research

Works for

CommunitiesStudents

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Litter Intelligence

Environment & Climate · New Zealand

A national litter monitoring programme in which trained citizen scientists survey beaches, streams and stormwater sites, and the resulting open litter data is used to inform reporting and action on litter.

Litter Intelligence Education Programme

Education · New Zealand

Teacher professional development that trains educators to help students learn about pollution, become citizen scientists and develop their own actions to address litter.

Countries of operation

New Zealand

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingGrantsCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

Volunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Stats NZ, Department of Conservation, Ministry for the Environment, Microsoft, NIWA, Auckland Council, Stormwater 360

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