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There aren’t plenty of fish in the sea - not anymore. Lefteris Arapakis grew up in a family where generations before him were fishermen. But as the climate of the Mediterranean changes, so does the fishing economy. And while he was trying to solve that, he stumbled on a different solution. Now the self-proclaimed “worst fisherman in Greece” is hauling in a bountiful catch every day - of plastic pollution. We talked to Lefteris about how to use local knowledge and direct action to find solutions that work for your community - and how a bottle of whiskey can kick start the process. To learn more, see No Denying It episode 9: Erin McGoff Introduces Lefteris Arapakis Find all episodes here https://news.un.org/en/podcast/no-denying-it Find more stories about climate action from UN News at news.un.org.