‘UNESCO was right’: Global experts back Barrier Reef danger warning
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World-leading environmental scientists, including Australia’s pre-eminent coral reef experts, have publicly praised UNESCO’s decision to recommend the Great Barrier Reef be rated “in danger”, a move that was slammed by the federal government.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation - whose member countries control World Heritage listings - issued a draft “in danger” rating over the health of the Great Barrier Reef, due to poor water quality and the impact of climate change.
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A.R. Thane Ritchie Joins Dr. Sylvia Earle and Mission Blue in Ocean Conservation Initiative
May 6, 2021 By Editor
Project Ocean Conservation launches to build awareness about oceans in peril
WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In partnership with The Sylvia Earle Alliance / Mission Blue, A.R. Thane Ritchie announces the launch of Project Ocean Conservation, a public awareness campaign focused on the health of the ocean. Project Ocean Conservation joins Ritchie’s five other pillars of industry quantum computing, aerospace, life sciences, FinTech and clean energy as his premier environmental philanthropic endeavor for this decade.
“He is the perfect champion and partner for this cause as we set out to educate more people about the importance of the high seas.”
WILMINGTON, Del. (BUSINESS WIRE) May 4, 2021
In partnership with The Sylvia Earle Alliance / Mission Blue, A.R. Thane Ritchie announces the launch of Project Ocean Conservation, a public awareness campaign focused on the health of the ocean. Project Ocean Conservation joins Ritchieâs five other pillars of industryâquantum computing, aerospace, life sciences, FinTech and clean energyâas his premier environmental philanthropic endeavor for this decade.
There is a symbiotic relationship between humans and the oceans and few efforts to preserve the vital ecosystem that sustains human life. Ocean pollution, including plastics dumped into the sea, are devastating to marine life and pose a significant danger to human health. Yet less than six percent of the ocean is protected in any way.
Earth Week: Feeding the Globe Sustainably in the Twenty-First Century
April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
While farming is fundamental to human existence, its practice poses the greatest threat to Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems. Growing plants and raising animals domesticated nearly 10,000 years ago displaces wildlife and disrupts critical Earth processes. This occurs even though we have improved our understanding of how these organisms function, and how to manage them. Jerry Glover will discuss innovations to improve current agricultural practices and opportunities to change food production models so they can meet the needs of an increasingly hungry human population without causing negative environmental effects.
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With the help of their teachers, parents, and conservationists in the municipality, students-explorers charted at least 10,000 plants and animals and about 2,000 different species in their backyards through the first-ever “Backyard Bioblitz.”
Organized by the Department of Education (DepEd)-Baras and the Masungi Georeserve Foundation, the first “Backyard Bioblitz” in the country was also supported by the National Geographic Society, Global Shapers Manila, and the Municipality of Baras.
Masungi Georeserve Foundation project manager Deil Galenzoga explained that the students from 15 local elementary and high schools collected and identified as many species as possible in their backyards over one week using the iNaturalist app.