ARCHIVE: LAST CHANCE TO FINALISE GLOBAL OCEAN TREATY

Image Credit – Evangelos Mpikakis Oceans cover 71% of our Earth’s surface and are home to thriving ecosystems and areas of biodiversity. Not only this but our oceans and associated marine life act as a large carbon sink by capturing and storing carbon, helping to regulate the Earth’s carbon dioxide levels and global temperature. Without […]

Mass Coral Bleaching Recovery

Image Credit – Hiroko Yoshii The Great Barrier Reef has recorded the highest amount of coral cover in 36 years. This is a sign that the Reef could recover from mass bleaching. Mass bleaching occurs when coral is put under significant stress, causing microscopic algae that lives in the coral tissue to be expelled. Without […]