Ayoke Island’s MPA was named one of the Philippines’ top 10 marine protected areas, no small feat in a country with 1,600 MPAs, the most in the world. But as recently as December the community faced a real test when the MPA was dynamited during the town’s fiesta, when no one was volunteering at the guardhouse. Continue reading
Note: This blog post originated on RarePlanet, our online community inspiring conservation. It was written by Conservation Fellow Joseph Syaifudin and translated. Conservation Fellow Joseph Syaifudin has been working with community members in Java to increase their understanding and implementation … Continue reading
Coral ‘Network’ can protect Asia-Pac fish stocks (insciences) “Research by Dr Johnathan Kool of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University, and his colleagues, has established that the richest marine region on Earth – … Continue reading
At the crossroads of the Pacific and Indian Oceans a reef system unlike any other in the world has been highlighted by the global conservation community as an environmental jewel. The Coral Triangle, as it is known, boasts more than … Continue reading
You probably love peanut butter and jelly (If not you, probably hate freedom or may unfortunately have a peanut allergy). PB&J is delicious & can help help fight climate change A plant based lunch like PB&J will “reduce your carbon … Continue reading
Coral reefs are imperiled all over the world. They are hotspots for biodiversity and are a critical part of the ocean ecosystem, but more than 60 percent are under threat and corals are dying off all over the world. Blue Ventures … Continue reading
With more news coming out on the undeterminable consequences of Corexit 9500A, the chemical dispersant used by BP to “manage” the largest oil spill in US history, we are reminded that we do not fully understand the complexity of Earth’s … Continue reading
This photo of a snow leopard comes courtesy of Flickr user Tambako the Jaguar. New research lifts lid on links between CO2 emissions and Internet searches “Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount … Continue reading