Murat Suner

The level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are at a higher level than in the past years, trapping heat and contributing to the greenhouse effect, leading to a warming of the planet Burning fossil fuels and deforestation are the primary causes of climate change, which presents a substantial threat to humans and animals now and in the future.

Over the years, global attention and discussions on slavery have primarily focused on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, dominated by American and European merchants. However, another equally significant trade has been largely overlooked and, in some cases, treated as a taboo subject, despite its profound impact on Africa, its people and their way of life across generations.

80 per cent of plastics entering the oceans every year originate from land-based sources, rather than being discarded or lost from ships. A fraction of this marine litter includes fishing nets, gear and other materials inadvertently lost at sea. We all witness our oceans and coastlines overwhelmed by plastic waste. Disturbing images often appear in the media, such as beached whales entangled in plastic bags or sea turtles caught in the plastic rings of soda cans.