No time to lose on ocean treaty as threats to high seas rise – Greenpeace
Singapore Reuters Governments have no time to lose when it comes to implementing a new global ocean treaty to protect the high seas as threats from human activities intensify, a report by environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday. In March, more than 100 countries completed a groundbreaking treaty to protect the high seas after years […]
Brazilian school awarded UNESCO stamp for efforts to protect the ocean
Rio de Janeiro/Brasilia, BrazilReuters A group of Brazilian school children gleefully remove pieces of plastic and trash on the sand of a Rio de Janeiro beach during an outing to teach them about the importance of protecting the environment. Their school, called Notre Dame, is located on the city’s tourist hot spot of Ipanema beach […]
UN adopts world’s first treaty to protect high seas biodiversity
New York City, USReuters The UN has adopted the world’s first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday. Tourists stand in front of huts that form part of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort […]
A Sustainable Life: Check your tyres – you might be adding unnecessary microplastics to the environment
SAMANTHA GARRARD, a marine ecosystem services researcher at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, explains why maintaining optimal tyre pressure is important…
Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows – study
Singapore Reuters Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world’s oceans, and could have a disastrous impact on global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of ice shelves, new research has found. The “overturning circulation” of the oceans, driven by the movement of denser water […]
Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecked – research
Singapore Reuters Plastics entering the world’s oceans have surged by an “unprecedented” amount since 2005 and could nearly triple by 2040 if no further action is taken, according to research published on Wednesday. An estimated 171 trillion plastic particles were afloat in the oceans by 2019, according to peer-reviewed research led by the 5 Gyres […]
NASA to conduct first global water survey from space
Los Angeles, US Reuters A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time. Dubbed SWOT, short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography, the advanced radar satellite is […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Australian singer Taya’s “journey” with Andrea Bocelli…
Taya. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
Pollution at sea: Ocean Cleanup struggles to fulfill promise to scoop up plastic at sea
GLORIA DICKIE, of Reuters, reports on the progress of an ambitious attempt to clean-up the world’s oceans…
Noise pollution is harming sea life, needs to be prioritised, scientists say
Reuters Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ ability to mate, feed and even evade predators, scientists warn. With rumbling ships, hammering oil drills and booming seismic survey blasts, humans have drastically altered the underwater soundscape – in some cases deafening or disorienting whales, dolphins and other marine […]