Does the plastics industry support waste pickers? It’s complicated – Grist Magazine
The people who clean up the world’s trash say some companies’ statements of support are little more than lip service…
Amazing wildlife on display on a rare trip to the Farallon Islands off S.F. coast – San Francisco Chronicle
One small island in the Indian Ocean shows how quickly seabird populations can recover after people eradicate invasive predators…
Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them – Scientific American
As the climate warms, mangroves are migrating farther poleward, transforming the coast as they go…
Shrimp farms threaten Mexico’s mangroves and the jaguars that inhabit them – Mongabay
Western Mexico’s rapidly expanding shrimp farms, many of which are illegal, are contributing to the deforestation of the Pacific coast’s mangroves, an important habitat for jaguars…
Using Trash to Track Other Trash – Hakai Magazine
An Australian organization is taking “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” to heart with its ghost net clean-up program….
How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas – Grist Magazine
A deep dive into the petrochemical industry’s proposals for the global plastics treaty….
Sand trafficking: a scourge that is worsening in Latin America – El Nuevo Siglo | Insight Crime
Low risk, difficult to detect and with huge profits, this crime affects most countries in the region. There are several ‘cartels’ in this black market…..
Tromelin Island’s Impressive Comeback – Hakai Magazine
One small island in the Indian Ocean shows how quickly seabird populations can recover after people eradicate invasive predators…
When dams come down, what happens to the ocean? – High Country News | Hakai Magazine
A long-term study of the Elwha River Delta reveals lasting change — and a healthier ecosystem.