Category: Food

A Radical Plan to End Plastic Waste

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Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy – and the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur Andrew Forrest. In a conversation meant to spark debate, Forrest and head of TED Chris Anderson discuss an ambitious plan to get the world’s biggest companies to fund an environmental revolution – and transition industry towards getting all of its plastic from recycled materials, not from fossil fuels.

Can Seaweed Help Curb Global Warming?

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It’s time for planetary-scale interventions to combat climate change — and environmentalist Tim Flannery thinks seaweed can help. In a bold talk, he shares the epic carbon-capturing potential of seaweed, explaining how oceangoing seaweed farms created on a massive scale could trap all the carbon we emit into the atmosphere. Learn more about this potentially planet-saving solution — and the work that’s still needed to get there.

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Ten Fishing Trawlers Arrested For Illegal Fishing Along the Coast of The Gambia

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Victory for the Oceans! Covert nighttime operations arrest ten poachers in Africa!

The Gambia’s waters are rich in biodiversity, making them a hotspot for illegal fishing operations.

Sam Simon and its crew have been working with local authorities to defend, conserve and protect these waters, and our most recent patrol has resulted in one of our biggest success’ in African waters.

Over the course of a week, ten trawlers were arrested, meaning that their illegal nets will no longer bring destruction to these waters.

For the Oceans.

Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that engages in direct action campaigns to defend wildlife, and conserve and protect the world’s oceans from illegal exploitation and environmental destruction.