Making Local People Stewards of the Earth
The lack of land rights is a crisis not just for local people but for all of humanity, warned organisers at an international conference here.
Rising Seas Not the Only Culprit Behind Kiribati’s Woes
Scientists say dredging, building causeways and natural climate variations are largely responsible for the flooding events that many officials in Kiribati point to as evidence that climate change-induced sea-level rise is shrinking and destroying their tropical Pacific island.
International Coastal Clean Up, 2013
Over the last 25 years, Ocean Conservancy has been bringing together passionate ocean lovers and helping them contribute to a vision for trash free seas. Join the biggest volunteer day on the planet to remove pollution and unnatural debris on beaches, coasts and inland locations!
After the Storms, a Different Opinion On Climate Change
Extreme weather may lead people to think more seriously about climate change, according to new research, published in Psychological Science.
Surveying Ice and Fire: The First Map of All of Iceland’s Glaciers and Subglacier Volcanic Calderas Released
For the first time, all of Iceland’s glaciers are shown on a single map. Iceland has about 300 glaciers throughout the country, and altogether, 269 glaciers, outlet glaciers and internal ice caps are named. The glaciers that lack names are small and largely newly revealed, exposed by melting of snow pack due to warmer summer temperatures.
Coastal Communities Stand on Local Climate Action, Virginia
Like so many cities along the Atlantic coast, Virginia Beach is at the frontlines of climate change, experiencing impacts like sea-level rise and recurrent coastal flooding.
Climate Science: Rising tide
Researchers struggle to project how fast, how high and how far the oceans will rise.
Trinidad Cracks Down on Destructive Shrimp Trawling
As far back as 1996, the U.S.-based World Resources Institute was warning that shrimp trawling was comparable to dynamite fishing in terms of sustainability.
Rovinj: An Artists’ Colony On the Adriatic
Viewed from the sea, the crumbling pastel facades of the old town are endlessly enchanting because they are transformed by every single change of light. In the summer, the occasional white cloud does not blemish the blue sky, but merely serves as decoration.