#ElBalcónDeTIMP: Ely Merino invites us to Pachamama Market

This week a very special event is being held at the Mar Bella beach in Barcelona and we are very excited to share it with you so you can get to know this interesting initiative.
That’s why we have invited one of its founders to come to Timp’s balcony, Ely Merino, who will tell us what it’s all about and how we can help in the cause.

Ely was born in Terrassa, and has been dedicated to the world of sport for 21 years.
After claiming to be a lover of the sea, she decided to merge what she likes most, giving shape to a discipline of which she is a pioneer in the city of Barcelona, pilates sup & beach.

From her passion for the sea was born her willingness to take care of it by organizing beach cleanups.
This is how she was appointed ambassador in Spain of the NGO Oceanic Global, with which she works for the care of our oceans through various cleaning actions both in Barcelona and Costa Rica.

Pachamama Market is the beginning of a movement of conscious actions and care for our oceans through cleanups, educational workshops and markets totally sustainable and proximity.
Behind Pachamama are Danae Fisher and myself as founders and the team of volunteers that help us to make all our actions possible.
Of course, we also count on Oceanic Global as an NGO giving us support.

It arose from seeing the need to join forces and people who love the sea to raise awareness and show the world the problems that humans are causing to Mother Nature with consumerism and lack of education and information in this regard.
Pachamama market fights against pollution, against the big problems that damage our oceans and against everything that is not sustainable and respectful.

Everyone can participate in the cleanups, in fact the more people the better.
This way we will be able to reach more people and generate as much awareness as possible.
As far as the market is concerned, only sustainable brands with sustainability certificates, local and respectful with the planet can enter. You can participate even without being present, for the next edition we are preparing something very nice so that everyone can support us from home.
Soon I will be able to tell you more!

The goal of Pachamama is to create a very warrior and conscious tribe that grows to help, educate and take care of the oceans anywhere in the world.
To carry out actions where to show how to consume in a sustainable way and to support all those brands that bet on this respectful lifestyle.

Outside of Barcelona we have organized beach cleanups in Costa Rica, and we plan to do it in more places.
We are just waiting for freedom of mobility.

So far we have only done one edition, which despite the restrictions had an attendance of 100 people.
And the conclusion is that more and more people want to join this movement and take care of our beaches.

It has taught us that there are beautiful people and brands that believe in a change for the better. It has taught us to be strong and positive that change is possible, the most important thing is to be united.

Right now we are at a very good point towards emerging brands that are sustainable and more generally aware, but at the same time we feel that we have taken a step backwards because of the pandemic, as plastic has come back more strongly for the take away.

We need a good education to clearly understand everything biodegradable and the damage that plastics do to the world. We need a real recycling system, and above all, we need to eliminate single-use plastic and overconsumption.