twib.news

10. February 2022

These Waters Are Getting the Protection They Need

The Galápagos Islands gain a new marine reserve that expends by 50% the surface area of existing protected waters, a necessity since seas are great regulating assets for the global climate.

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Animals Germany

2. February 2022

Happy Surprise: Two Rare Seahorses Discovered On Beach

On the shore of a German island, two uncommon short-snouted seahorses were found, giving hope that the population of the small marine fish is recovering nearly a century after having all but disappeared.

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Environment South Africa

29. January 2022

New Marine Conservation Initiative Aims to Protect the Indian Ocean

A new network of marine conservation, coined the Great Blue Wall, has been created by ten countries with a goal of promoting transboundary cooperation in an effort to protect the great Indian Ocean.

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Animals Philippines

18. January 2022

Divers Explore a Ship – and Find a Rare Squid!

On their way to explore a shipwreck in the Philippine Trench, located east of the Philippines, a team of deep-sea divers made a rare encounter at such depth: a bigfin squid.

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Animals Bangladesh

21. September 2021

Nature Comes to the Rescue (Again!): Oysters Protect Island From Rising Seas

Who is the surprising little fighter helping Bangladesh's island of Kutubdia fight against rising sea levels and coastal erosions? Oysters! The protective mollusk helps calm the waves before they reach the shore, in a reef project that aims to reduce the damaging effects of climate change.

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Animals United Kingdom

29. August 2021

This Tiny Fish Makes a Big Comeback

According to a study by researchers from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, the population of sprat in the Clyde seas has grown a hundred times as large as in the 1980s, putting the marine ecosystem in a much better condition.

Environment

Environment USA

8. March 2021

Russian and U.S. Sailors on the Same Mission

The United States and Russia have updated their joint plan to address maritime pollution in the seas that serve as international boundaries between the two countries.

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Environment Denmark

2. March 2021

World’s Largest Shipping Company Will Be First to Go Carbon-Neutral

A Danish container shipping company, the biggest in the world, creates a precedent in the industry by announcing that as of 2023, all its vessels will be carbon neutral.

Environment

Environment USA

28. February 2021

This Country is Upping Its Game in the Fight Against Climate Change

Through an executive order aim to address the climate crisis, the President of the United States Joe Biden commits to the ambitious conservation goal to protect 30% of the country’s land and coastal seas by 2030.