2023 Reach Youth Engagement Grant Recipients
Sailing centers throughout the country have been awarded grants to grow youth sailing through STEM and environmental education with the US Sailing Reach Initiative.
Maldives plan to reclaim land for tourism could ‘choke the ecosystem’
Vulnerable island nation split over project to dredge millions of tonnes of sand to create land for resorts and industry at Addu Atoll, made a Unesco reserve for its seagrass and mangroves A controversial project to reclaim land on an atoll threatened by rising sea levels has been announced in the Maldives, with hopes that […]
Biologist fighting plastic pollution to save sea turtles wins ‘Green Oscar’
Conservation biologist Estrela Matilde has won the 2022 Whitley Award for her work to save sea turtles on the island of Príncipe in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea. The awards, often referred to as the “Green Oscars,” are given annually by U.K.-based wildlife conservation charity Whitley Fund for Nature, recognizing conservationists from around the world who […]
Bertrand Picard
“Protecting the environment doesn’t have to be boring,” insists Bertrand Piccard, set out on a mission in 2017 to gather and promote 1,000 economically profitable ways to preserve the environment. The solutions, as he calls them, include everything from using portable solar panels and recycled waste for energy to harnessing ocean waves to generate power. […]
Waterless skincare: the beauty firms tapping into ethical cleansing
Anhydrous products are good for the planet and consumers – but will mainstream brands buy into the concept? The climate crisis is driving a new trend that will change the look of your bathroom cabinet for ever: waterless skincare. While wrapping-free, vegan toiletries have long had a place on British high streets, thanks to independent […]
Cloud of Sea, collecting microplastics directly by boaters
It is now a certainty, the marine environment is widely polluted with microplastics. An Italian designer has imagined a kind of large fender to collect this pollution in the water without it being a hindrance for the boat. A solution still in the prototype stage, but sufficiently successful to be of interest.
Sewage dumped into English waterways 372,000 times in 2021
New data released by the Environment Agency reveals that water companies dumped sewage into English rivers, lakes, estuaries and seas 372,500 times last year, with discharges totalling 2.6 million hours. Alarmingly, 50 per cent of sewage overflows pumped out sewage over 40 times, and one in five sewage overflows released sewage over 60 times per […]
The Pros, Cons, and Future of Electric Yachts and Sailboats
Are you looking to repower an old sailboat or purchase a new electric sailboat? Learn about the latest trends and companies shaping the electric yacht revolution.
Environmentalists in the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race
In addition to all the usual crew positions – skipper, navigator, tactician – there’s a new choice for those registering for the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race: Environmentalist.
European group to raise €4 billion to help reduce plastic in our oceans
A group of European development banks plans to double its funding for global efforts to stop plastic waste from polluting the world’s oceans to €4 billion ($4.6 billion). The Clean Oceans Initiative, led by the French and German development banks and the European Investment Bank (EIB), says that ‘given the threats faced by the oceans […]
