Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if burns go ahead, experts warn

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 20:00:17 +0000

Fire in black sheoak forest of East Gippsland would destroy the birds’ food supply, conservationist says

Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if planned burns of 13,000 hectares of forest go ahead, ecologists and conservationists warn.

The Victorian government is being urged to abandon the burn, which is intended to reduce bushfire risk.

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Swiss firm that captures carbon from air to cut workforce by more than 10%

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 11:00:04 +0000

Downsizing at Climeworks comes amid economic uncertainty and ‘reduced momentum’ for climate tech

A Swiss startup that has led the way in sucking carbon out of the air has announced plans to cut its workforce by more than 10% amid economic uncertainty and “reduced momentum” for climate tech.

Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 05:00:59 +0000

Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time

A leading European winemaker has warned it may have to abandon its ancestral lands in Catalonia in 30 years’ time because climate change could make traditional growing areas too dry and hot.

Familia Torres is already installing irrigation at its vineyards in Spain and California and is planting vines on land at higher altitudes as it tries to adapt to more extreme conditions.

Youth-led coastal restoration initiatives can empower environmental stewardship

admin — Sat, 17 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 17 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00118-5

Language a barrier in biodiversity work

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 17:45:52 +0000

A study has shown scientific knowledge on the conservation of endangered species is often overlooked when not presented in English.

Campaigner wins court case over festivals in south London park

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 17:12:52 +0000

Rebekah Shaman, of Protect Brockwell Park, took action against Lambeth council over number of large-scale events

A campaigner who argued that music festivals held in a south London park unfairly cut off large sections of the space and made it a “mud bath” has won a court case that could result in events being banned there this summer.

Anglian Water fined record £1.42m for contaminating water supply

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:42:34 +0000

Firm prosecuted after unapproved material in tanks led to flakes and powder entering drinking water of 1.3m people

Anglian Water has been fined a record £1.42m for contaminating the water supply.

The company, which covers the east of England, received the fine at Northampton crown court after a prosecution brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) for failures that affected 1.3 million people.

Are surging shark sightings and strandings linked to South Australia’s toxic algal bloom?

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:00:46 +0000

Some have speculated there is a link, but it’s too soon to say, one expert says, with toxicology results expected to reveal more soon

This LA school is planting trees to ‘supercharge’ childhood development

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:00:39 +0000

Parks, trees and green spaces are critical to kids’ health and wellbeing, but in many cities, residents have unequal access

Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:54 +0000

Researchers call for investment in ‘circular solutions’ as consumption rises faster than growth in population

Global recycling rates are failing to keep pace with a culture focused on infinite economic growth and consumerism, with the proportion of recycled materials re-entering supply chains falling for the eighth year running, according to a new report.

Only 6.9% of the 106bn tonnes of materials used annually by the global economy came from recycled sources, a 2.2 percentage point drop since 2015, researchers from the Circle Economy thinktank found.