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Tuesday, May 1st, 2018
Commonwealth leaders have agreed on a bold, co-ordinated push to protect the ocean from the effects of climate change, pollution and over-fishing. Their landmark decision to adopt a Commonwealth Blue...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
Seagrass meadows play a crucial role in reducing coastal erosion, making their conservation key for combating rising sea levels due to climate change. “Seagrass meadows, as well as mangroves and...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2018
Planting trees alongside lakes and rivers is an ancient method used to keep the water cool; this old idea could be back in fashion and might be the answer to...
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Monday, April 2nd, 2018
by David Pickett, Flanders Moss NNR Reserve Manager I found a dead guillemot on Flanders yesterday. Odd really as it is a ocean going cliff nester. So why was it...
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Friday, March 30th, 2018
Picturing the English coastline, you might imagine the White Cliffs of Dover, jaunty seaside towns with colorful beach huts, or colonies of seals or puffins and the odd killer whale....
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Saturday, March 17th, 2018
Climate scientists are investigating the extent to which warming, acidification, and other effects can be undone. If climate change were just a flirtation with disaster—that is, the world acted decisively...
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Friday, February 23rd, 2018
An innovative exchange of sovereign debt for marine protection, backed by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, could pave the way to saving large swaths of the world’s oceans. The tropical...
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
What does the future hold for seagrass? Benjamin Jones considers the issues facing these valuable meadows in this BBC Earth Blue Planet 2 blog post. The savannahs of the seas...
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Monday, February 19th, 2018
Scientists believe carbon dioxide from industry and land run off could cause irreparable damage to marine ecosystems. Their warning came after tests found acute levels of the gas cause starfish...
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Thursday, February 15th, 2018
Scotland's sea lochs play an important role in storing carbon which would otherwise contribute to climate change, scientists have suggested. Using samples from Loch Etive, near Oban, researchers calculated that...
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