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The ocean's ingenious climate solutions
The ocean is often thought of as a victim of climate change, in need of human protection. But ocean expert Susan Ruffo says that mindset needs to shift. From storing carbon to providing protection to coastal communities, Ruffo highlights the ocean's ready-made solutions to the climate crisis and asks: With more than eighty percent of the ocean still unexplored, what new solutions are waiting to be discovered?
COP26 Momentum Dwindles As Countries Meet at the International Maritime Organization
By Susan Ruffo and Kristyn Ostanek on December 8, 2021 The bulk freighter, Federal Beaufort, leaves the St. Clair River and heads out into Lake Huron. Photo: Chris Pagan / Unsplash Parties agreed to the Glasgow Climate Pact after two weeks of intense negotiations during COP26. And while much has been said about what the UN Climate Change Conference achieved and where it fell short, the real measure of success will be whether stakeholders follow through on their pledges with decisive action.
Report Urges G7 Nations to Take Action on Reducing Plastic Debris in Oceans
Canada’s G7 Presidency will conclude next week with a meeting of environment ministers in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 19 to 21. On their agenda will be a discussion about the problem of ocean plastics, an urgent issue that has serious implications for the long-term health of the world’s oceans.
Here's how we aim to close the loop on ocean plastic pollution
Around 8 million tons of plastic waste is dumped in the ocean annually.
NGOs alone will not turn the tide on ocean trash
A key focus of next week’s United Nation’s Ocean Conference, which will bring together up to 10,000 people from countries around the world, will be the crisis of trash and plastic polluting our ocean. Volunteers from over 100 of those countries are critical contributors to the 2016 International Coastal Cleanup report being released on World Environment Day as a reminder that global action is alive and a vital part of the solutions we seek.
On the ground (and in the water) looking at fisheries reform in the Philippines
Over 1.6 million people in the Philippines make their living on the sea or directly connected to it, and 56 percent of the average protein intake of Filipinos comes from fish. In a country that is growing rapidly, with a population that is increasing and looks to the sea for its sustenance, those numbers emphasize the need to protect the country’s marine resources to ensure the growing population has a bright future.
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