Marine Plastic Pollution: The Threat Pervading Australia’s Waters
The waters around Australia are riddled with more than 4,000 tiny pieces of plastic per square kilometre, posing a threat to marine life and humans, new research has found.
World’s largest coal ports in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area have been approved
The Federal Government has approved controversial dredging off the Queensland coast that will help create one of the world’s largest coal ports in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
European Commission Tackles Marine Litter in Mediterranean
A meeting of the European Commission last week to determine a course of action on protecting the Mediterranean Sea has had positive results so far, with commissioner Janez Potočnik inviting suggestions on how to reduce plastic pollution levels from the Commission and the public.
“We in the Caribbean Are Living Climate Change”
While for some, in the international community, climate change is an academic discussion or some sort of esoteric concept, for the Caribbean people, climate change has become a reality.