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Flora & Fauna

Nearly 100 shark species protected thanks to groundbreaking vote to control trade in shark fins

Dozens of shark species will get better protection with the tightening of the international Cites convention on trade in endangered wildlife.…

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Inspiring People

Gentle giants of the ocean: 10 fascinating facts about whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish

Magnificent and mysterious migratory leviathans of the deep, Whale Sharks are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of…

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Sustainable Planet

AI-enabled robotic boat cleans waterways to stop plastic trash reaching the ocean

Clearbot can collect up-to 15L of oil and 200 kg of floating trash in a day, costs less than $0.1/km in…

6 mins
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Sustainable Planet

The Ocean Cleanup trials latest Interceptor 006 ‘Trashfence’ in world’s most polluting river

The experimental Interceptor 006 ‘Trashfence’ briefly halted a plastic tsunami in the Rio Motagua basin in Guatemala, then failed under the…

5 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Beautiful Bali set to ban single-use plastics by end of 2022

Provincial Government announces action plan to eliminate single-use plastics by end of 2022, with local government and strategic partners hoping the…

4 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Dutch fishermen caught a record 756 metric tons of trash from the sea

Dutch fishing vessels removed 756,000 kilos of litter from the sea last year, breaking the record set in 2020 when 644,000…

5 mins
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Sustainable Planet

7 surprising REASONS WHY CORALS ARE AWESOME and 7 things you can do to help save them

Plus 7 ways you can help ensure their survival.

4 mins
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Sustainable Planet

9 surprising facts about whales and why they are so important

Whales aren’t just awesome—and whales are literally awesome—they play a vital role in the bigger picture and have a huge impact…

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Inspiring People

Humpback whales taken off Australia’s threatened species list

The Australian government's independent scientific panel on threatened species deems the mammals have made a major recovery in the 60 years since…

6 mins
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Sustainable Planet

The Ocean Cleanup introduces two new technologies to rid our oceans of plastic

The Ocean Cleanup expands its family of solutions to help rid our oceans of plastic by introducing the Interceptor Barrier &…

6 mins
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Nearly 100 shark species protected thanks to groundbreaking vote to control trade in shark fins

Gentle giants of the ocean: 10 fascinating facts about whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish

AI-enabled robotic boat cleans waterways to stop plastic trash reaching the ocean

The Ocean Cleanup trials latest Interceptor 006 ‘Trashfence’ in world’s most polluting river

Beautiful Bali set to ban single-use plastics by end of 2022

Dutch fishermen caught a record 756 metric tons of trash from the sea

7 surprising REASONS WHY CORALS ARE AWESOME and 7 things you can do to help save them

9 surprising facts about whales and why they are so important

Humpback whales taken off Australia’s threatened species list

The Ocean Cleanup introduces two new technologies to rid our oceans of plastic

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