The Trash Isles
When the plastic waste in the oceans cover a surface the size of a country, what can you do? It seems that declaring it independent could help attract supporters to the cleaning cause. UPDATE: Cannes Lions 2018 Design Grand Prix.
Still in the making, the campaign includes a formal petition to the UN to be recognised as a country, altogether with flags, passports and other national symbols.
You can become a citizen by signing the petition and follow the first citizen, Al Gore himself.