Oceans
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Technology
Technology The WorldThis Project Wants to Map Our Whole Planet’s Seafloor – by 2030
About a quarted of the global ocean floor has been mapped so far thanks to the addition of what's called "depth data" - and a project took shape to have the entirety of the seabed charted by 2030, to improve both navigation and conservation of our…
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Environment
Environment United KingdomThese Measures Take Us a Big Leap Forward to Protecting Our Oceans
The United Kingdom’s Blue Planet Fund is injecting some $600 million into projects such as halting illegal fishing and plastic pollution and increasing marine protection as part of a wider goal of protecting at least 30% of all oceans by 2030.
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Environment
Environment NiueTiny Pacific Island Vows to Protect 100% of Its Waters
The island of Niue, located in the Pacific Ocean, is pledging to protect the totality of the waters surrounding its territory, in an exemplary decision meant to save biodiversity and the ecosystem from outside threats and to decrease the impacts of climate change.
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Environment
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Animals
Animals IrelandThese Sharks’ Lives Are About to Get a Lot More Peaceful
Irish authorities are going forward with the protection of the basking shark, the second biggest fish in the world, through the establishment of a collaborative Code of Conduct for the eco-tourism and wildlife-watching industry to abide by.
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Animals
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Environment
Environment French PolynesiaGigantic Coral Reef Discovered (and It’s Deeper in the Ocean Than Expected!)
Off the coast of Tahiti, the main island of French Polynesia, a team of researchers discovered one of the world’s largest coral reefs further down the ocean, a discovery most welcome for the sake of biodiversity.
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Environment
Environment PortugalEurope’s Largest Marine Protected Area Is Coming to Life
A newly founded marine-protected area off the coast of Portugal will be Europe’s largest - and home of a vast array of birds and underworld species - as part of the country’s effort to achieve its goal to protect 30% of land and ocean by 2030.
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