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Planting seagrass: ‘If you stop killing sea life and protect it, then it does come back’ – Richard Scrase - Geographical Magazine
Richard Scrase is the founder of Zero Carbon Productions, a media organisation that makes films explaining routes to zero carbon. He is involved with a project to plant seagrass in UK waters On a sunny but bitterly cold February day a line of small children snaked their way from Dale to Dale Fort on the Haverfordwest estuary. They were the last of more than 2,000 volunteers who over the last year have collected, stored and inserted seagrass seeds into little hessian bags, ready for planting.
Virtual reality can bring the outdoors in, but is it a patch on the real thing?
Virtualising nature – an affront to the glory of the natural world, or a much-needed tool for those unable to experience the great outdoors? Against a backdrop of increasing urbanisation, the health benefits of daily contact with nature are being expounded by scientists . Yet, 55 per cent of the world’s population is currently living in urban environments, and the number is expected to increase to 68 per cent by 2050.
Nottingham making progress towards becoming the UK’s first carbon-neutral city
In a bid to boost its green credentials and make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change, Nottingham is working to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2028 ‘We wouldn’t say we’re the greenest city in the UK, but we’re certainly among the top. We’ve been at this for a long time now,’ a spokesperson for Nottingham City Council recently stated.
Smart cities are key to fight against climate change
Earlier this month, an international sustainability conference brought together 400 sustainability experts, engineers and political leaders representing 50 ‘Lighthouse’ cities to discuss the threat of climate change Nathan Pierce is Programme Director of Sharing Cities. To learn more visit sharingcities.eu. Unlike other sustainability conferences, where discussions rarely ever turn into action, this was a little different.
London National Park City Foundation launched
The next step towards declaring London a National Park City is underway In August, three years after the London National Park City campaign began, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan set aside £9million for the ‘Greener City Fund’, in order to ‘create and improve green spaces and encourage more tree planting in London’. This goal is the first step towards the official declaration of London as the world’s first National Park City.
Iceland Invaders: Coping with the numbers
An increase in visitors is putting severe strain on Iceland’s ability to cope It’s been called the Game of Thrones effect. This year, Iceland expects to host 2.4 million tourists, most searching for the landscapes of ice and fire that served as backdrops for the universally successful TV series. However, such record-breaking numbers are taking a toll on the island’s culture and protected landmarks.
Air pollution: facing the music
It’s rush hour on Marylebone Road in Central London. As the traffic lights change, three lanes of cars, buses, taxis, vans and goods vehicles grind to an orderly stop. The green man lights up and pedestrians begin to file across. But then something unusual happens. Instead of continuing to the other side, 15 or so individuals sit down across the road’s width. A banner is unfurled.
Climate Actions: when the law gets involved
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the legal challenges that lie ahead Once upon a time there were tobacco and asbestos litigations. When products once marketed as safe turned out to be potentially lethal, scores of lawyers filed and won numerous class actions against the two industries, with a total payout exceeding the $500billion mark. Now, it is time for climate change-related lawsuits to follow.
The future of shopping
The next stage in autonomous vehicles is hoping to transform the way we shop Imagine this: cinematic, ambient music plays as you fly over the fluorescent skyline of Shanghai. Suddenly, you’re dancing in a dimly lit club; so cool it’s intimidating. You’re exhausted from being so hip, so you decide to leave to pick up some snacks. You get out your phone, open an app, select ‘order store’. Within minutes, from around a corner arrives a futuristic glass temple of consumerism.
The importance of conserving of Kenya’s seagrass meadows
Compared to other types of carbon sink, seagrass in Kenya can absorb 35 times more carbon – a fact that is helping to kick-start poverty alleviation schemes in the region In order to control the climate and mitigate climate change, carbon sinks are a vital part and process of the planet. This is due to their ability to absorb carbon dioxide and, after some time, slowly release it back into the atmosphere.
The Air That We Breathe
Cities the world over are struggling to improve air quality as scandals surrounding diesel car emissions come to light and the huge health costs of pollutants are better understood. Anthony Lambert reports Air quality problems are as old as towns and cities; Tacitus mentions London’s fogs in his 1st-century AD account of Caesar’s invasions. By the 16th century, London was covered by a pall of smoke; Elizabeth I was ‘greatly grieved and annoyed with the taste and smoke of sea-coals’.
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