ocean protection Articles
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Project - Delivery of ESK 20 separator for investment in Stanhope, Victoria
Delivery of ESK 20 separator in the concrete body for investment in Stanhope, Victoria. Together with Ocean Protect, Ecol-Unicon was honored to supply a brand new ESK ...
By Ecol-Unicon
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Mount Kenya biosphere reserve
Mount Kenya rises to 5199 m. a.s.l. and thus a major landmark. The mountain is a Pleistocene composite dormant volcano. It is a major water-tower that serves lowland inhabitants up to the Indian Ocean. It was protected as National Park in 1949 and in 1978, its summit and the Park became a BR and a World Heritage Site in 1999. Its main virtues include a rich biodiversity and the only glacial ...
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Drones for Environmental Protection: Oceans Unmanned and the Ocean Cleanup Join Forces
In another amazing implementation of drones for environmental protection, Oceans Unmanned and The Ocean Cleanup have joined forces to fight marine debris.Oceans Unmanned, Inc. is a non-profit dedicated to the use of drones for environmental protection: The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit founded in 2013 to deal with the problem of plastic and debris in the ocean. Now, the two will work together, ...
By Aeromao Inc
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Japan kills more than 50 whales in Antarctic protected area
Japanese whalers have killed more than 50 minke whales in an Antarctic protected area this year thanks to a ‘scientific research’ loophole, the WWF has revealed today. The NGO said it discovered Japan’s “five week killing spree” after analysis of a paper from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) revealed whaling activity in protected waters between 22 January ...
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Risk management responsibilities under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
An attorney examines the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on corporate reporting requirements and internal management obligations by extending responsibility for disclosure down through operating divisions and basic business functions. BACKGROUND In quick reaction to corporate scandals that were spreading through the capital markets as rapidly, and with as devastating an effect, as an ...
By AHC Group
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Will Rio+20 commit to protecting the oceans?
Promises made at previous summits have not delivered enough protection for the oceans — campaigners are pushing for better results from Rio+20, writes Prime Sarmiento. This month, scientists, campaigners and many developing nations are optimistic they will set in motion a deal on the conservation of the high seas at Rio+20 (UN Conference on Sustainable Development) in Brazil. They argue ...
By SciDev.Net
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Characterising and identifying toxicants in marine waters: a review of marine toxicity identification evaluations (TIEs)
One impact of human activity is contamination of the world’s oceans with toxic pollutants. Marine toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) technology provides an approach for characterising and identifying the causes of toxicity in aqueous and sediment samples. This review describes the evolution and use of marine TIEs since their initial development approximately fifteen years ago. Currently, 30 ...
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For Thanksgiving, some positive environmental news to share around the table
Thanksgiving is the one national holiday that has avoided being despoiled by excessive commercialization. It is a time when families and friends gather to appreciate one another and be thankful. But on the environmental front, we are constantly bombarded with stories of impending crises, environmental disasters, ecosystem collapse and species loss. Not only does this relentless doom-and-gloom ...
By Ensia
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Ecologists pay disproportionately little attention to synthetic chemicals, study finds
Manmade chemicals may alter ecological processes, yet few scientists are studying the role of these chemicals in global environmental change, say a group of researchers from the U.S. and Germany in a scientific paper published today in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. In recent decades, humans have increased production of chemicals faster than we’ve made other changes ...
By Ensia
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Bringing Spotter Buoys to Indigenous Communities on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Indigenous coastal communities have relied on the ocean for millennia and still do to this day. Climate change, however, is making the ocean unpredictable, and poses a new and urgent challenge. Rising temperatures and sea levels threaten coastal communities and when fishers or whalers ask, “Is today a safe day to take my boat out?”, they simply do not have the wave data necessary to ...
By Sofar Ocean
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Managing oceans with sound science
Management of marine resources for sustainable development needs local capacity for science, particularly in the Pacific region. Those who care about environmental damage and its effects on the health and welfare of communities tend to focus on land-based threats. That is where harm can be most easily observed, and where its causes — from agricultural pesticides to industrial air pollution ...
By SciDev.Net
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Can software save salt marshes?
Computer models that help oceanside cities plan for their future also hold hope for a threatened coastal ecosystem. It’s a mild and sunny summer day on the tidal salt marshes at Barn Island Wildlife Management Area, which sits across Little Narragansett bay from Stonington, Connecticut. Walking through a wide, dry stretch of marsh, Chris Elphick, a conservation biologist at the University ...
By Ensia
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4 key factors for the sustainable development goals
Earlier this week, I participated in a United Nations Special Event Panel on “Conceptualizing a Set of Sustainable Development Goals,” which took place before an audience of senior policymakers and UN ambassadors and delegates. At the Rio+20 summit in June, world leaders agreed to create global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a means to embed sustainability into economic ...
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The number one thing we can do to protect Earth’s oceans
Marine governance favors consumption and commerce over conservation. Here's what we can do about it. When New England fishers complained of working harder and harder to catch fewer and fewer fish, Spencer Baird assembled a scientific team to investigate. Though a fishery failure would once have seemed inconceivable, Baird wrote in his report, “an alarming decrease of the shore-fisheries has ...
By Ensia
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Annual Swim – “Newport Sharkfest”
An article popped up on our radar by Newport This Week. It is about Clean Ocean Access‘ upcoming annual swim that has been dubbed” Swim to Skim”, which raises awareness of the Marina Trash Skimmer’srole of improved water quality. We at Marina Accessories are excited to see new ways to bring awareness to marine debris and the Marina Trash Skimmer. Thank you Newport This ...
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Investment Giant Takes Aim at Plastic Pollution
Demand for climate-friendly bonds expanding due to demand from issuers and investors A new report from Morgan Stanley shows the investment giant is bullish on the power of capital markets to fight plastic pollution. Although investment options geared toward specific environmental issues like plastic pollution are still limited, a general area called “impact investing” is progressing ...
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Envision 2050: The future of protected areas
The idea of setting aside areas of land and water to be protected against human activities has become a staple of the conservation movement. But with that movement itself at a crossroads, it’s worth exploring just what protected areas will look like in the future. For this third installment of our Envision 2050 series (read the first two here), Ensia turned to five experts to find out what ...
By Ensia
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Less Than 3 Percent of Oceans in Marine Parks Despite Recent Growth
In May 1975, rising concerns about overfishing and deteriorating ocean health prompted scientists and officials from 33 countries to meet in Tokyo for the first global conference on marine parks and reserves. Noting the need for swift action to safeguard more of the sea, the delegates were unanimous in calling for the creation of a global system of marine protected areas (MPAs)—zones ...
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A Quick Intro to Oceanic Trace Gas Analysis
Oceanic trace gas analysis is a vital tool for understanding the complex relationship between the Earth’s oceans and its atmosphere. It focuses primarily on measuring gases besides nitrogen, oxygen, and argon, which form the bulk of our atmosphere (~99.93%), such as CO2, and their impact on ocean acidification and climate change. With the help of mass spectrometry, oceanic trace gas ...
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Sustainable technologies for ocean conservation
We live on a blue planet. The oceans are the lungs, producing 50% of the Earth’s oxygen and absorbing 30% of its carbon dioxide. They are the source of many foods and medicines. They form a fundamental part of the biosphere and are the basis of much of the world economy, supporting different sectors such as tourism, fishing, and international shipping. However, man’s hand is causing ...
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