Washed Up and Washed Away | Online Photographic Exhibition
Washed Up and Washed Away is a photographic reflection on beach detritus. The Cyanotype series highlights environmental issues of our decaying marine ecosystems. It offers pictorial results from a small census of what can be found on our local beaches.
World Oceans Day 2020: New IAEA Research Records Dramatic Increase in Microplastic Pollution in Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
We celebrate World Oceans Day at a time when about 8 million tons of plastic waste are ending up in the oceans each year, damaging ecosystems and wildlife. The major challenge scientists and policy makers face today is a lack of knowledge on the biological impacts of microplastics in marine organisms…
A message for World Oceans Day, June 8, 2020
There can be no environmental justice without social justice. A very short sentence, with millions of lives and stories behind it.
‘Dogged pragmatism’ needed to save Ocean: UN Special Envoy
Peter Thomson, who hails from the Pacific Ocean island of Fiji, spoke to UN News ahead of World Oceans Day marked annually on 8 June, and explained why it’s crucial not to forget how important the Ocean is, to the future of the planet.
UN World Oceans Day 2020: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean
Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care. Excerpts; June 8 is World Oceans Day, the United Nations day for celebrating the role of the oceans in our everyday life and inspiring action to protect the ocean and sustainably use marine resources. The UN World Oceans Day 2020 Theme is: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean – UN […]