Illegal Beach Sand Mining, Togo, a Video
Despite a recent law prohibiting sand mining on Togo’s beaches, illegal sand mining continue, unabated.
Facing Tough Times, Barbuda Continues Sand Mining Despite Warnings
Officials are dismissing warnings by environmentalists that sand mining has exceeded safe limits and that its continuation is placing Barbuda, the tiny island in the Antigua and Barbuda union, at ever-greater risk from storms and sea level rise…
No Deal On Huge Antarctic Marine Reserves
International talks on establishing huge marine reserves in Antarctica have failed to reach a consensus.
Mexico’s Cities Not Ready for Climate Change
Towns on Mexico’s Caribbean coast are behind schedule on the design and implementation of plans to face the challenges of climate change, in spite of the urgency of measures to reduce vulnerability.
Natural Defences Can Sharply Limit Coastal Damage
Coastal forests, coral reefs, sand dunes, marshes and wetlands are just a few of the natural habitats that protect two-thirds of the US coastline from hazards such as hurricane, and are key to protecting lives and property against storm surges and long-term sea-level rise.
Nesting Gulf of Mexico Loggerhead Turtles Face Offshore Risks
Evidence from a U.S. Geological Survey study challenges the widely-held view that sea turtles remain near one beach throughout the nesting season and suggests the threatened species may require broader habitat protection to recover.
Sea levels may rise 2.3 metres per degree of global warming, report says
Seas will remain high for centuries after temperatures have risen, with the likelihood of more frequent and damaging storms…
Best Opportunity For the Creation of World’s Largest Marine Reserves
The Ross Sea proposal (being put forward by the USA and New Zealand) and the East Antarctica proposal (developed by Australia and France) are highly significant. If agreed they would constitute two major stepping stones towards achieving a circumpolar network of protected areas.
Round-The-Clock Protest to Check Beach Sand-Mining, Kerala, India
A woman and her three children have been staging a protest in front of the Collectorate since July 11 demanding action against illegal extraction of beach sand from near her home at Puthiyangadi.