Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Arctic tern and common gull join red list of UK species in crisis

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:00:02 +0000

Seabirds are in a precarious position as their breeding areas are threatened by climate breakdown and overfishing

Five seabirds have been added to the UK’s conservation red list, meaning they are at dire risk of local extinction.

The government has been urged to act as the arctic tern, Leach’s storm petrel, common gull, great skua and great black-backed gull join other seabird species such as the puffin on the list after severe population declines.

Hiker deaths in Grand Canyon rise amid extreme weather linked to climate crisis

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:36:24 +0000

Fourteen hiker deaths reported in the park this season, with total fatalities at almost the annual average of 15

More than one dozen park-goers have died in Grand Canyon national park this summer, with three perishing in just over one week in August, as weather extremes linked to climate change make for increasingly dangerous conditions.

Shock as police chief taken off Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips murder case

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:18:23 +0000

Activists and lawyers in Brazil say unexpected change is ‘a big step backwards’ in the investigation

Indigenous activists and lawyers in Brazil have voiced shock and dismay after the federal police chief leading the investigation into the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips was unexpectedly removed from the case.

North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:46:11 +0000

Battle ahead for Labour as it introduces higher taxes and tougher environmental rules on producers

An oil and gas company has slowed down work on a large North Sea oilfield, citing uncertainty over the Labour government’s approach to fossil fuels.

The Norwegian-owned Neo Energy said it had decided “to materially slow down investment activities across all development assets in its portfolio”, citing the prospect of higher taxes and tougher environmental rules.

Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:35:09 +0000

Mandatory reports should be published on how taxpayers’ money is spent on environmental stewardship, says campaigner

Landowners in England have been paid more than £9bn of taxpayers’ money in the past 30 years for environmental benefits, despite the decline in nature that has taken place during that time, data reveals.

The nature campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole, who unearthed the data for his new book, The Lie of The Land, said large landowners should be forced to publish regular reports showing how they are stewarding their land for nature and carbon.

The race to find out what killed hundreds of pink dolphins in the Amazon – in pictures

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:00:28 +0000

Scientists are trying to establish whether global heating caused the deaths of the rare river dolphins last year, before temperatures start to rise again

River Story: the life and times of a river over a year – in pictures

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:35:13 +0000

Set near photographer Benjamin Youd’s home in Sussex, River Story looks at the changing seasons and humans’ relationship with water

River Story is exhibiting at ONCA Gallery in Brighton, 5 to 14 September

Why Labour needs to fix British fishing – will it stand by its principles now it is in power? | Charles Clover

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:00:25 +0000

The new government must use its landslide majority to mend the damage to jobs and fish populations caused by neglect

Labour urged to place trade union members on wealth fund board

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:00:26 +0000

Exclusive: Campaigners claim move would offset City influence over infrastructure taskforce and better share benefits

Norwegian outdoor tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 04:00:23 +0000

State-owned company halts initiative after warnings over opening up ‘right to roam’ laws to large numbers of visitors

A Norwegian tourism campaign aimed at promoting the country as a destination for outdoor activities has been suspended after warnings that opening up the country’s “right to roam” laws to mass tourism could lead to environmental destruction.