In the realm of climate change, 2023 will be remembered as a turning point – a stark reminder of the escalating impacts of climate change on our planet. With unprecedented heatwaves, devastating wildfires, and receding sea ice, 2023 marked the culmination of a trend that has been steadily unfolding for
Marine and coastal ecosystems face a significant challenge with current and emerging issues. Various types of human activity have caused alterations in ocean chemistry and marine and coastal biodiversity, from fishing pressure to rising sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification. More than 80 percent of marine pollution is from land-based activities. An
Climate change threatens every aspect of life as we know it. CoP26 in Glasgow closed 2021 as a landmark year for beginning to galvanise leaders to combat the global climate crisis, yet there is still more to do in many areas. We are currently living through a decisive decade for climate action,
Studies have quantified that the amount of tyres disposed of around the world is between 1 and 1.8 billion each year. This value equates to roughly 2-3% of all collected waste materials. Of those billions of discarded tyres, many of them find themselves in the world’s largest tyre graveyard, located in Al
Forest fires: Forests are a vital part of our ecosystem. As well as being habitats for the majority of the worlds flora and fauna, the existence of established forests protects against floods, droughts, landslides and other extreme events. Forests are also an important system for climate change mitigation as they
10 years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima is beginning to reopen. But what was the true cost of the damage caused to the nuclear plant economically, environmentally and socially? On the 11th of March 2011, at 14:46 local time (05:46 GMT) an earthquake, known as the Great East