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Who’s paying for your cheap seafood? 5 things you can do about slavery in your seafood supply chain
There’s no easy way to say this: The seafood at your local supermarket may be connected to slavery. It’s heartbreaking. |Chinese fishing vessel, Zhang Yuan Yu 17, with wardens on board. The location is 60 miles off Conakry, Guinea. The rusting Chinese fishing vessel appears unusable but is still in use. This is the hidden…
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An Open Letter to the Seafood Industry
We’re calling on the seafood industry and major grocery stores to do their part in protecting our oceans.
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Dumpster diving 101: Frank eats out of bins
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO), roughly one third of food is wasted globally. When you take into account the energy, land, water, effort, transport, fuel and packaging that make up the modern food industry – it’s clear our wasteful practices have a massive toll on the earth. Dumpster…
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Hundreds Add Their Voices During Walmart Day of Action for Oceans
Massive companies like Walmart can provide more sustainable seafood and ensure that their products are not exploiting human beings. Last week, hundreds of people called on them to do so.
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6 myths about risks to the Great Barrier Reef, busted!
When it comes to convincing Australia and the world that they’re trying to protect the Great Barrier Reef, the Abbott government is having a hard time. When it comes to convincing Australia and the world that they’re trying to protect the Great Barrier Reef, the Abbott government is having a hard time. We suspect that…
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9 ways to change your home, neighbourhood, and planet this Environment Day
Are you concerned about the environment? Sometimes it can seem like our planet is being devastated at a rate we’ll never be able to recover from. Luckily, the impact we make at home and with other members of our communities can trigger a ripple that sends waves of change through the world.
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UNESCO draft decision: The Barrier Reef is not listed as in danger, but the threats remain
Post by Jon C. Day, James Cook University, originally appeared in The Conversation The draft decision by UNESCO and IUCN proposes not to list the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) World Heritage Area as “in danger”, but it does put Australia on notice. It requests a progress report by 1 December 2016, vowing that if “the anticipated…
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The Rainbow Warrior arrives in Tanna Island
Seeing the sun coming through my cabin’s porthole early on Wednesday morning was a very welcoming wake-up call. I knew that this meant land ahead. Captain Mike had predicted an early arrival to Tanna Island and I was more than ready for some steady ground. Unfortunately my decades of trips in the ‘tinny’ at home…
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What happened in the Philippines won’t just happen in the Philippines
Greg Hunt is an intelligent man. For years, Australia has been telling him that coal port expansion at Abbot Point will be harmful to the Great Barrier Reef. Since he became the Australian Federal Environment Minister, his constituents have been telling him that if the Galilee Basin is fully developed, we’re severely undermining our chances…
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Tuna stocks are under threat, but there’s a way to eat more sustainably
Canned tuna is not just a tasty, protein-rich snack – it's a massive global industry. How massive? Try around 4 million tonnes caught every year, which has put enormous pressure on stocks.