Category: Solutions
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Oceans — Areas of Action
Our marine ecosystems require protection from harmful human impact. MPAs [Marine Protected Areas] protect landscapes and biodiversity, allowing commercial species to reproduce and thrive, restocking adjacent fisheries. They support heritage and sustainable exploitation, and lead to the creation of new jobs in tourism, research and education. Marine Protected Areas & Sustainability International law requires a…
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Indigenous artists unite to create murals focused on water protection
Photo: Artist Isaac Murdoch, from Serpent River First Nation in Ontario, and volunteers in Edmonton began painting a mural on the iHuman Youth Society building on Friday. The mural is about protecting water from threats posed by industrial development and pipelines, Murdoch said. (Brad Crowfoot) Brandi Morin, Métis, born and raised in Alberta, possesses a…
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Hawai‘i Supreme Court Orders Halt of Commercial Aquarium Fishery
A school of juvenile parrotfishes, protected within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, swims over the reef in spring of 2014, an optimistic sign signaling early stages of this reef’s recovery. Credit: Liz Foote Today, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court unanimously sided with citizens and conservation groups who have been fighting to protect the State’s coral…
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The Curse of Plastic Ocean Waste Now Part of the Cure
Much of the natural beauty around it remains intact but the town of Santa Teresa is no longer the undiscovered surfer’s paradise. Located near the southern tip of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Teresa was once a sleepy village but was discovered in the 2000s by adventure-seekers attracted to its white-sand beaches, consistent surf-break and…
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Saving 1 Million Gallons of Water a Day: Sustainable Lessons From Jones Potato Farm
Like most growers, Alan and Leslie Jones don’t like all the fingers pointed at farmers for problems the community faced. The natural impulse when activists and some elements of the media say you’re polluting the air and waters in your area is to point your finger right back at them. But the Joneses, owners of…
