Do You Know Where Your Plastic Goes?

Published by Ocean Conservancy Do you know where your used plastics go once your recycling bin leaves your house? Until recently, the answer was usually China.  For years, China had been a leading importer of scrap and recycled materials—particularly scrap plastic—from around the world. In 2016, it imported 7.3 million tons of plastic scrap from developed […]

7 Ways you can help save the ocean

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Every living thing depends on the ocean. Covering more than 70% of our planet’s surface, it contains the largest diversity of life on Earth and affects everything from global weather patterns to food systems. So when we hear the ocean is in trouble from the effects of climate change, pollution […]

10 Tips for traveling more responsibly

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Each year, almost 1.2 billion people travel abroad, making travel and tourism one of the largest industries in the world. Representing a whopping 10% of the global economy, it supplies millions of jobs and benefits countless communities. Yet while travel has many positive impacts, it can also take a heavy […]

Water for nature, water for all

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Mexico’s San Pedro Mezquital River stretches more than 150 miles from the mountains to the Pacific coast. Along the way, its waters feed the coastal lagoons and mangroves of the Marismas Nacionales, where nearly 12,000 families rely on rainfed agriculture, fishing and tourism. The waterways are also home to hornbills, […]

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