First sustainable and recyclable Optimist launched
Northern Light Composites and not-for-profit Clean Sailors team up to launch the world’s first sustainable and recyclable Optimist for young sailors and sailing schools, globally, supported by OneSails and Swiss clean-tech company, Bcomp™.
Henri-Lloyd teams up with Worn By Us
The British performance clothing brand Henri-Lloyd today launches a new initiative for pre-loved garments. Henri-Lloyd has teamed up with clothing re-sellers, Worn By Us, to take pre-loved products on a journey to their next life.
Fish leather is here, it’s sustainable – and it’s made from invasive species to boot
An avid diver saw how lionfish have devastated populations of Florida’s native tropical fish and resolved to help solve the problem Aarav Chavda has been diving off the coast of Florida for years. Each time he became increasingly depressed by the ever-growing void, as colourful species of fish and coral reefs continued to disappear. A […]
Kiel Week – Sustainable and soon climate neutral
blue life sports is the name of the new initiative, which is intended to be both a role model and a multiplier and to motivate everyone to join in. The goal is not only the climate neutrality of major events.
World Oceans Day – Why protecting the oceans means protecting people
The phrase ‘ocean protection’ will usually conjure up images of how human activities and our rapidly changing climate are impacting marine life. From fishing vessels with nets the size of football fields decimating fish populations, to turtles trapped in plastic debris or marine wildlife caught up in the destructive race to drill for oil or […]
Clean Sailors and Cornish businesses collaborate
A new collaboration between Cornish businesses will see waste sails collected and upcycled into reusable beach cleaning bags – ready to tackle even more plastic pollution.
Carbon dioxide levels are now 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era
CO2 has not been so high since before hominids walked upright – and are not dropping fast enough to avert catastrophe The level of carbon dioxide in the world’s atmosphere is now more than 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era, further pushing the planet into conditions not experienced for millions of years, well before […]
Leading voices call for ocean rights
The Ocean Race Summit Stockholm – Racing to protect the Southern Ocean, brought together sailors, scientists, policymakers and adventurers yesterday (Wednesday 1st June), to discuss the urgent need to protect Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Climate benefits from establishing marine protected areas targeted at blue carbon solutions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, <a href=”https://www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/119/23″>Volume 119, Issue 23</a>, June 2022.
EcoClipper, New Dawn Traders team up on sustainable cargo shipping
Dutch sustainable shipping company EcoClipper has entered into a formal partnership with the UK-based sustainable cargo broker New Dawn Traders to facilitate the process of finding and organising… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
