📈 Human Progress
🗺 A “citizen science” project to map the Great Barrier Reef
A global crowdsourcing project is mapping out the Great Barrier Reef one photo at a time. This project was launched last year in hopes to find the areas of the reef most at risk as a result of climate change and other devastating influences.The team behind the project...
🦁 South Africa makes move to ban breeding of captive lions
The BBC reports that the South African government plans to ban the breeding of lions intended for hunting . Today, there are hundreds of farms that raise lions for tourists to hunt in enclosed areas. Many of the lions are also killed just for the sake of their...
🌿 England starts its largest seagrass restoration project ever
Underwater meadows are a miracle when it comes to sequestering carbon. Seagrass meadows are reckoned to absorb carbon 35 times faster than a tropical rainforest. They also provide a optimal habitat for some of the most rare marine creatures on the planet. In England,...
