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5 Winners of The Earthshot Prize Unveiled at Star-Studded Awards Ceremony in Singapore

Singapore on November 7, 2023. The Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony revealed the winners of the 2023 Earthshot Prize, highlighting outstanding innovators…

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Sustainable Planet

Starboard Upcycles Fishing Nets Into World-Class Surfboards and Paddleboards

DSM and Starboard upcycle discarded fishing nets into high-end surfboard components. In doing so, the collaboration supports litter-free beaches, a healthier…

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Sustainable Planet

Fionn Ferreira’s Magnetic Marvel: A Ground Breaking Solution in Microplastic Removal from Water

Fionn Ferreira’s magnetic marvel has emerged as a groundbreaking solution in the world of microplastic removal from water, setting a new…

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Sustainable Planet

UN High Seas Treaty: A Historic Step in Protecting Marine Biodiversity Across Large Swathes of Our Oceans

After 15 years of negotiations, the United Nations has reached a historic, legally binding agreement to protect vast swathes of the…

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Good Stuff

Breaching humpback whale startles rowers

The now-viral video was near Barra da Tijuca, just west of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Flora & Fauna

Nearly 100 shark species protected thanks to groundbreaking vote to control trade in shark fins

Dozens of shark species will get better protection with the tightening of the international Cites convention on trade in endangered wildlife.…

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Inspiring People

Gentle giants of the ocean: 10 fascinating facts about whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish

Magnificent and mysterious migratory leviathans of the deep, Whale Sharks are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of…

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Sustainable Planet

AI-enabled robotic boat cleans waterways to stop plastic trash reaching the ocean

Clearbot can collect up-to 15L of oil and 200 kg of floating trash in a day, costs less than $0.1/km in…

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Sustainable Planet

The Ocean Cleanup trials latest Interceptor 006 ‘Trashfence’ in world’s most polluting river

The experimental Interceptor 006 ‘Trashfence’ briefly halted a plastic tsunami in the Rio Motagua basin in Guatemala, then failed under the…

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Sustainable Planet

Beautiful Bali set to ban single-use plastics by end of 2022

Provincial Government announces action plan to eliminate single-use plastics by end of 2022, with local government and strategic partners hoping the…

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5 Winners of The Earthshot Prize Unveiled at Star-Studded Awards Ceremony in Singapore

Starboard Upcycles Fishing Nets Into World-Class Surfboards and Paddleboards

Fionn Ferreira’s Magnetic Marvel: A Ground Breaking Solution in Microplastic Removal from Water

UN High Seas Treaty: A Historic Step in Protecting Marine Biodiversity Across Large Swathes of Our Oceans

Breaching humpback whale startles rowers

Nearly 100 shark species protected thanks to groundbreaking vote to control trade in shark fins

Gentle giants of the ocean: 10 fascinating facts about whale sharks – the world’s biggest fish

AI-enabled robotic boat cleans waterways to stop plastic trash reaching the ocean

The Ocean Cleanup trials latest Interceptor 006 ‘Trashfence’ in world’s most polluting river

Beautiful Bali set to ban single-use plastics by end of 2022

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