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Face masks add to sea pollution at popular Philippines dive site

June 7, 20211000 Views

The coronavirus pandemic is adding a new unwelcome element to sea pollution off the town of Bauan, a popular dive site in the Philippines' Batangas province. Regular visitors and locals have reported a rise in the number of face masks and PPE shields being collected from the seabed. Filipino diver Arnel Vergara picks up a plastic trash buried under the sand during a scuba diving activity in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines, June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Blaza "It might be because some people who get on the boat just loop their masks on one end and it comes off, or others just do not throw them away properly," said Arnel Vergara, a Filipino professional diver who has been diving in the area for the past decade. Carmela Sevilla, a resort owner and diving instructor, said the masks wer...

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Swedish ‘flying’ boat aims to help save Venice from the waves

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June 7, 20211103 Views

Venice has long been in peril from the waves that motor boats create along its canals, eroding the foundations of historic buildings and threatening them with collapse. A new electric boat that flies above the water, presented during the Salone di Nautica boat show, might be a solution. A new Swedish-designed electric boat is tested during the Salone Nautico - Venice Boat Show, in the lagoon city of Venice, Italy June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri Erosion - a problem known as "moto ondoso" - is caused by the wakes of motor boats, water buses and ferries washing against the walls of buildings along the canals. Swedish company Candela's electric boat, the Candela C-7, runs on computer-controlled hydrofoils, or underwater "wings", that lift the hull into the air and make it a...

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Jeff Bezos to fly to space next month on first Blue Origin flight

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June 7, 2021441 Views

Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos said on Monday he and his brother Mark will fly on the first crewed space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin next month. "Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space. On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother," Bezos, who is one of the richest people in the world, said in an Instagram post. Bezos, who is due to step down as Amazon's chief on July 5, will join the winner of an auction for a seat on the first space flight from Blue Origin. FILE PHOTO: Founder, Chairman, CEO and President of Amazon Jeff Bezos unveils his space company Blue Origin's space exploration lunar lander rocket called Blue Moon during an unveiling event in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Bezos, fel...

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Save Fairy Creek: The battle over Western Canada’s ancient forests

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June 6, 20211100 Views

Nolan Paquette started working part-time at his local sawmill more than 20 years ago while still at school, pushing a broom on the clean-up team. Now 38, Paquette drives trucks and operates machinery at the same Western Forest Products-owned mill in Duke Point, Nanaimo, the third generation of his family to work in forestry on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. He is one of 38,000 workers in Canada’s westernmost province whose job, according to the industry, depends on the logging of towering old-growth trees, such as cedars, Douglas firs and western hemlocks aged at least 250 years, and in some cases more than a thousand. The dispute over felling British Columbia’s ancient forests has been thrust into the limelight by a months-long blockade of private logging company Teal Jones i...

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First post-COVID cruise ship leaves Venice amid protest

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June 6, 20211048 Views

The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the return to normal, unhappy about the passage of giant liners through the historic lagoon city. Hundreds of people rallied on land and small boats fluttering flags saying “No big ships” surrounded and followed the 92,000-tonne MSC Orchestra as it departed Venice port en route for Croatia and Greece. “We are here because we are against this passage but also against a model of tourism that is destroying the city, pushing out residents, destroying the planet, the cities, and polluting,” said Marta Sottoriva, a 29-year old teacher and Venice resident. The first cruise ship of the summer season, the MSC Orchestra, departs from the Port of Veni...

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Seychelles leaving an ecological print this Environment Day

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June 5, 20211169 Views

The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) launched its partnership with the Global Impact Network on Friday, June 4, 2021, coinciding with the destination’s activities for the World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5. The partnership, allows Seychelles to become, officially, the first destination to create its online community page on the Global Impact Network platform. Global Impact Network is an app that allows individuals and organisations to take action anywhere and for any ecologically-oriented cause. Seychelles, the Indian Ocean sustainable champion, joins the platform to entice its visitors to have a profound experience while on holiday in the destination and to be personally transformed by the end of their trip. The digital platform will allow users to track, measure and ...

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Researchers hope to deter rhino poachers with radioactive markers

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June 5, 2021880 Views

Researchers in South Africa are working on a potentially new method to deter rhino poachers and smugglers by using radioactive markers to make smuggled horns detectable at global ports of entry and less desirable to buyers. South Africa is home to the world’s largest rhino population but has battled poaching for decades. The rhino horn is one of the most expensive commodities in the world by weight, fetching tens of thousands of dollars per kilogram. Demand is mainly from Asia where rhino horns are believed to have potent medicinal properties and are also a symbol of wealth. A black rhino is seen at a game reserve near Cape Town, South Africa, file. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo The study, a collaboration between the University of Witwatersrand and a global team of scienti...

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Assam gets sixth national park on world environment day

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June 5, 20211055 Views

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the Raimona reserve forest in Kokrajhar under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), bordering Bhutan, has been upgraded as the sixth national park of the state. Announcing this on the occasion of World Environment Day here, the chief minister said that with the new addition, the state now has six national parks. The process to convert Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary into a national park is also under progress, he said. The chief minister said that this was a landmark step in environment conservation and the newly declared national park will be another endeavour by the state to protect its rich flora and fauna. The notification declaring Raimona as a national park has been issued by the environment and fo...

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Thailand sticking with plan to welcome vaccinated tourists in July

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June 4, 20211331 Views

Thailand will go ahead with a plan next month to reopen to vaccinated foreign visitors starting with its most popular resort island Phuket, as it tries to revive tourism while battling its biggest coronavirus outbreak so far. The plan was approved by the government’s economic task force on Friday and comes just days ahead of the start of a mass-vaccination drive, the success of which will determine when Thailand can fully restart an industry that attracted 40 million tourists annually before the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Empty chairs are seen on a beach which is usually full of tourists, amid fear of coronavirus in Phuket, Thailand March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Phuket is a pilot scheme for the reopening and is aiming to vaccinate 70% of its local population by July 1, far ahea...

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Global Airline body blasts EU safety regulator over Belarus ban

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June 4, 2021755 Views

Aircraft operations must not suffer from political interference, says IATA Global airline industry body IATA on Friday criticised a decision by European air safety regulators to ban overflights of Belarus amid outrage over its interception of a Ryanair jet, saying aviation safety must never be "politicised". The International Air Transport Association called on the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to maintain the critical separation between politics and aviation safety issues. The call followed the latest development in events following the incident when Ryanair FR4978 was intercepted over Belarus Airspace and forced to land in Minsk. On 2 June EASA replaced its recommendation (Safety Information Bulletin) for European airlines to carefully assess the risk of flying in Belarus...