Fish Have Enormous Nutrient Impacts On Marine Ecosystems
Fish play a far more important role as contributors of nutrients to marine ecosystems than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Georgia and Florida International University.
The Land Of The Rising Coastline: Sweden
In contrast to worries from the Maldives to Manhattan of storm surges and higher ocean levels caused by climate change, the entire northern part of the Nordic region is rising and, as a result, the Baltic Sea is receding…
Expanding Environmental Democracy: Moving Forward With Principle 10
A number of Latin American and Caribbean countries took a huge step forward in ensuring environmental democracy for their citizens. At a UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) meeting in November, these countries agreed on a road map to ensure full implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration.
Mercury Pollution In Oceans And Coastal Waters, A Study
A scientific report identifies the most important drivers of mercury pollution to different oceans and coastal waters, which can help policymakers understand the links between environmental processes, methylmercury levels in marine ecosystems, human exposure, and health effects, all of which being critical to the discussion of how local, regional and global mercury pollution affects the world’s supply of seafood.
Opening of Atlantic Coast For offshore windfarms
US Government announces opening up of large areas off the Atlantic Coast for offshore wind farms.
Rising Seas, Vanishing Coastlines
The oceans have risen and fallen throughout Earth’s history, following the planet’s natural temperature cycles. Twenty thousand years ago, what is now New York City was at the edge of a giant ice sheet, and the sea was roughly 400 feet lower. But as the last ice age thawed, the sea rose to where it is today.
Climate Change and Communities: An Example From Norway
The CostAdapt Project is a transnational EU Northern Periphery Programme funded project concerning local communities adaptation to climate change at the coast.
Climate Change and Communities: An example from the Outer Hebrides
Professor Andrew Cooper, University of Ulster, narrates this video on the problems facing local communities in the Outer Hebrides.
Mining For Smartphones: Devastation In Indonesia, Bangka Islands
In recent years about one-third of all the tin mined in the world has come from Bangka, its sister island Belitung, and the seabeds off the islands’shores. Tin mining is taking its toll on the islands’ coastline, damaging coral reefs, mangrove forests that help protect it from tropical storms and big waves. A Friends of the Earth video documentary.