Tipping Barrels
“Tipping Barrels – Journey Into The Great Bear”, is a unique combination of surfing and environmental journalism that follows surfers Arran and Reid Jackson on a trip into the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, where they learn more about the region and the issues confronting it.
“Our Blue Canoe”, A Documentary Film Trailer, By Pacific Voyagers
“Pacific Voyagers’ mission is simple: Use the wisdom of our ancestors, combined with modern science, to propel us into a more sustainable future, help heal our injured ocean, raise awareness, and to revive our cultural traditions of voyaging….”
Ancient Art Supplies Found In South African Cave
Researchers in South Africa have discovered what may have been the world’s earliest artist’s studio. A 100,000-year-old workshop used to mix and store the reddish pigment ochre has been discovered in Blombos Cave on the rugged southern coast near Cape Town. At the same site, scientists have found some of the earliest sharp stone tools, as well as evidence of fishing.
Ancient Cave Paintings in Peril Again, Scientists Say
At least 14,000 years ago, artists took to Altamira cave, in Northern coastal Spain, with charcoal and red pigments, painting bison, deer and their own handprints on the rock walls and ceiling. This prehistoric art gallery is now closed to the public, but plans to reopen it have scientists raising the alarm.
One Beach Film
One Beach, is a film about creativity, optimism and having fun cleaning our beaches and our coasts around the world. Directed by Jason Baffa.
A Tribute to Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize, Green Belt Movement Founder
Kenya’s most recognizable woman, Pr. Wangari Maathai, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism. She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement, where over 30 years she mobilized poor women to plant 30 million trees.
The Sea: The First Wonder Of The World, In Pictures
Images from The Sea, a photography collection.
Island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands; By James Marcus Haney
Island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands, is an image from James Marcus Haney.
True colors : Bloom in the Barents Sea
Plankton blooms spanning hundreds or even thousands of kilometers occur across the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans every year. Many species thrive in the cooler ocean waters, which tend to be richer in nutrients and plant life than tropical waters.