Published by Ocean Conservancy Have you ever been to a tropical ocean and seen trees growing along the shoreline with their roots stretching into the mud? You probably saw mangroves, which are a distinctive and critically important part of tropical coastal ecosystems. These trees may not look like anything special, but they have unique adaptations that […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The toxic New Delhi skies are caused in part by the burning of crops, and officials have begun restricting car use, shutting primary schools and halting construction projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/climate/india-pollution-new-delhi.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The thousands of fires set to clear land for cattle in Brazil’s rainforest are widely seen as an environmental disaster. Local ranch hands have more conflicted feelings. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/world/americas/brazil-amazon-fires-cowboys.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service PRETORIA, South Africa, October 25, 2019 (ENS) – By the stroke of a legislative pen, a list of iconic and, in some cases, endangered wild animals can now be manipulated as farming stock. Lions, cheetahs, rhinos, and zebras are among 33 wild species which became farm animals as of May… […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration eased protections on a small California fish, allowing water to be diverted from its estuary habitat to large Central Valley farms. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/climate/trump-delta-smelt.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service FUKOKA, Japan, October 22, 2019 (ENS) – The distribution, number, source, and movement of radioactive microparticles in the environment following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown has been poorly understood, but new research from an international team of scientists has produced a way for researchers to quantify the amount […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Activists say Thailand’s tiger zoos amount to little more than farms, which produce animal parts for a thriving black market. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/world/asia/thailand-tigers-zoos.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment From California to Costa Rica and beyond, farmers are experimenting with new crops and growing tactics. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/21/climate/agriculture-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A mayor banned pesticide use on the farms surrounding his village. Even though he was prosecuted for doing so, dozens of other mayors have followed his lead. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/world/europe/france-pesticides-mayor.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy We are more likely to get sick when we are stressed. The same logic applies to other animals. Stress leads to weakened system defenses, and this is true for Florida’s coral reefs. © NOAA Florida’s coral reefs are currently experiencing a multi-year outbreak of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), a coral disease […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Archaeologists worldwide pooled their knowledge of past land use — and pushed back the date when human farming and other practices began altering the planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/science/archaeology-earth-anthropocene.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Commentary by Captain Locky MacLean On the 24th of August 2017, First Nations wild salmon defenders stepped onto Swanson Island fish farm supported by Sea Shepherd vessel R/V Martin Sheen and began what would be known as the Swanson Occupation. Fighting not with fists but with truth, brave First Nations […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Commentary by Captain Paul Watson Grieg Seafoods like most of the salmon farms on the coast of British Columbia are not very welcoming to visitors if they are environmentalists, independent scientists or from First Nations people with concerns about raising domestic salmon in First Nations territory. They have never extended […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy My home state of Alaska is on fire—both figuratively and literally. More than 2 million acres of forest have burned this year, making 2019 one of the worst fire years Alaska has ever experienced. Already, more acreage has burned than in all of the devastating fires in California last year. These fires […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society “Colonisation continues. It’s not just about theft at this point, it’s not about the destruction of resources, it’s about reclaiming what’s ours. And what is ours is not just the land…. it is the ocean.” These are unceded waters. This is First Nations territory. Fish farming is not only killing […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund If we collectively want to understand our planet’s mounting social and environmental challenges — and how we might solve them — consider Meeta’s story. Meeta is a young mother from India. Back-to-back pregnancies and heavy housework responsibilities took a toll on her health and wellbeing. Noting her declining health, a […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society First Nations, Sea Shepherd and Actor-Philanthropist Pamela Anderson demand protection of wild salmon by removal of salmon farms from British Columbia. Campbell River, July 28th, 2019 – On July 27th, at 11:30 am boats gathered around Sea Shepherd vessel R/V Martin Sheen off Discovery Harbour Marina, in Campbell River for a wild salmon […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Manatees love mangroves; they use them for food and a quiet place to rest and raise their young. But these two key features of the Florida coasts are in trouble. There are, a rebound from previous years, but they continue to face threats. Almost 800 died in 2018 alone. And […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Is this cut of wood cedar? How about mahogany? Or walnut? If this wood quiz has you stumped, you’re not alone. Scroll to learn more▼ Even those with a keen eye struggle to tell the difference among tree species by looking at just the wood—especially if it’s stained or painted. […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Join Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s science research vessel Martin Sheen on a peaceful flotilla, as we venture north to Okisollo Channel in support of wild salmon. Wild salmon populations of the Pacific Northwest are in critical decline due to the impact of open net-pen salmon farms along wild salmon migration […]