There is a pressing need to clean up the world’s oceans. Both the health of our oceans and climate change are linked as oceans play a vital role in absorbing carbon dioxide. Plastic pollution, 8 million tons of plastic every year, threaten all marine life. Ocean species are facing a bigger danger of extinction than species on land. It […]
Tag Archives: Oceans
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Jan
Jan
Richard W Smith, oceanographer and ideaXme world’s oceans ambassador interviews John Englander, President and Founder of Rising Seas Institute and author Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level. Rising Seas Climate change and rising sea levels are changing the boundary lines of our world, and, if left to continue at their current pace, pose considerable […]
15
Jan
Jan
Karen Potter, Director of sustainability hub and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews James Longcroft, Founder and Managing Director, CHOOSE Packaging. Plastic Free Packaging CHOOSE is a packaging development company that is leading the move away from plastic bottling to environmentally friendly options. CHOOSE uses biodegradable materials that are 100% plastic free in all their packaging and is […]
08
Jan
Jan
Andrea Macdonald Founder ideaXme interviews George Duffield Co-founder, with Charles Clover and Chris Gorell Barnes, of Blue Marine Foundation (Blue). Blue is a global marine conservation charity based in London. Its objectives are to ensure the protection of at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. With a team of only 30 people, they […]
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Sep
Sep
Dr. Richard W. Smith (PhD), ideaXme World Oceans ambassador and Oceanographer at Global Aquatic Research, interviews 18 year old scientist Fionn Ferreira, winner of the 2019 Google Science Fair. Fionn Ferreira Fionn Ferreira recently received the award for developing a method for removing plastics from water. Whilst this represents a breakthrough in the established scientific […]
