Tag: Ocean
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Philippines Strengthens Coastal Ecosystems- What Canada Can Learn
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2023 – The Government of the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced yesterday at COP28 that it is joining the World Economic Forum’s Blue Carbon Action Partnership to accelerate the restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems. South-East Asia is home to almost one-third of mangroves globally, with nearly 20%…
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Great Barrier Reef: Australia to put in place urgent safeguarding measures requested by UNESCO
Paris, June, 2023 – UNESCO welcomes Australia’s decision to implement urgent new protection measures to safeguard the Great Barrier Reef recommended by UNESCO. The measures include a ban on fishing with gillnets. The Australian government formalized its commitments in a letter addressed to Audrey Azoulay, the Director General of UNESCO this week. “The Great…
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Why Pearls Keep Soaring In Popularity And Price
While diamonds used to be a girl’s best friend, pearls may now be the wiser purchase because we are in the middle of a Pearl Renaissance and everyone from Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Ellen DeGeneres, Kris Jenner, and Angelina Jolie to Rihanna and Keira Knightly are sporting the pearl look. While pearls are soaring in popularity, so…
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Christmas Gift Made In China? Historical Long Distance Trade Lead To Modern Global Lives Of Things
Until quite recently, the field of early modern history largely focused on Europe. The overarching narrative of the early modern world began with the European “discoveries,” proceeded to European expansion overseas, and ended with an exploration of the fac-tors that led to the “triumph of Europe.” When the Journal of Early Modern History was established…
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The Ugly Journey Of Our Trash
It has been estimated that as much as 70 percent of all marine litter will end up on the seabed. Marine debris comes from many land and ocean sources. Yet few of us understand that our trash can travel over land, down streams, rivers and storm drains to the ocean. That’s why Project AWARE is collecting marine debris…
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New Divers Watch Is Art As Functional Timepiece
Modeled with forms borrowed from water itself, ArtyA’s newest divers watch will look amazing on your wrist…..above and below the waves. At time of publication, 12,900 Swiss Francs= $17,338 cad or $13,357 usd.
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FEDS ADD PLASTIC TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES LIST
This Plastic Free July The Environmental Defence Canada organization is calling out Canada’s top plastic polluters, also known as Big Plastic—the companies that turn oil and gas into plastics. This spring, the federal government added plastic to the Toxic Substances List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). The listing means Canada can better manage…
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SipaBoards paddleboards include jet propulsion
Standup paddleboarding already has a loyal core of followers and its popularity is growing fast. As the world’s first self-inflating standup paddleboard, SipaBoards is changing the direction of this sport for the better and making it easier and more accessible for everyone. Its innovative design opens up paddleboarding to children, beginners, and anyone else who…
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Landmark Deep Sea Mission To Boost Ocean Action & Science
A deep-sea scientific mission to uncharted depths in the Maldives and Seychelles will gather valuable data to support the Commonwealth Blue Charter on ocean action and train local scientists. The newest Commonwealth member country, Maldives, has joined Seychelles to launch a major joint scientific expedition to investigate unexplored depths of the Indian Ocean. The ground-breaking…
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Climate Peril Book Highlights Predicted Ecological Catastrophe
A new, authoritative climate book puts all major aspects of the climate crisis into a broad national and international perspective, revealing that the gravity, imminence, and permanence of the crisis are widely misunderstood. Climate Peril: The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Understanding the Climate Crisis (Northbrae Books) by energy and climate expert Dr. John J. Berger…
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Dolphin Hunting Season Opens In Japan
Taiji, Japan – In Defense of Animals denounces the cruel dolphin hunting and killing season that officially opened on September 1 in Taiji, Japan. The hunting season, which goes until March each year, sees the brutal slaughter of hundreds of dolphins. “The primary motivation for the hunting and killing of dolphins is the captivity industry,…
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IDA Challenges Airlines To Cut Environmental Baggage And Save Animals
Air India announced that it has made one simple change that will save the airline $1.5 USD million (Rs 10 crore) and spare hundreds of thousands of animals from short, brutal lives and untimely deaths – it stopped serving non-vegetarian meals. Air travel is one of the most notorious carbon polluters, which harms wild animals…