A Visit From The Turtles

The beach at Ostional is the only beach in Costa Rica where locals are legally allowed to harvest the turtle eggs for consumption. Olive Ridley turtles, the most common visitor to Ostional beach, are endangered, making the legal harvesting of the eggs a controversial topic.

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.

Making Waste Management a Sport in India

In a country notorious for the inability to deal with the waste it generates, municipal officials in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, situated on the country’s southeastern coast, are now resorting to making waste management a competitive sport, in their bid to cajole the entire nation to clean up.

Fragile Western Isles Ecosystem Under Threat

The traditional crofting way of life is under threat in Scotland’s Western Isles because of a fundamental misunderstanding of how Atlantic wave action affects their coastlines, a University of Ulster academic has revealed.

EU Aiming to be at the Forefront of Efforts to Reduce Marine Litter

Marine litter is a serious threat to the coastal and marine environment around the globe. The European Commission is raising awareness about this global problem, in line with commitments made in Rio this summer to reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems.