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SAvE Whales: Implementation agreement with Greece signed to protect the endangered sperm whales from collision with ships in the Strait of Kythira
The Greek government, the Athens-based environmental think tank The Green Tank and OceanCare signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the “SAvE Whales” system in the Strait of Kythira. This innovative technology is designed as a complementary tool to protect the endangered sperm whales ...
plusWorld Oceans Day 2024: A wounded planet needs our care – OceanCare launches international initiative - EMBARGOED UNTIL FRIDAY 7 JUNE 00:00
plusInternational Court: States have legal duty to prevent greenhouse gas pollution of the Ocean and to restore and protect marine habitats
OceanCare welcomes the landmark advisory opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea announced today, which clarifies that international law obliges governments to make every effort to protect marine ecosystems. The Tribunal’s position was both unanimous and unequivocal – anthropogenic ...
plusOceanCare: Gibraltar orca attack not deliberate or act of revenge
While OceanCare regrets the distress caused to the two crew members who had to be rescued after their yacht “Alboran Cognac” was damaged by orcas and sank in the southern entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar last Sunday, it reiterates its call for tolerance towards the orcas. PRESS COMMENT – 14 May 2024 OceanCare: Gibraltar orca attack not deliberate or act of revenge On Sunday, 12 May, the 15-metre yacht “Alboran ...
plusOceanCare appalled by Japan's plans to add fin whales to its North Pacific whale hunt
- Japan announced to expand its North Pacific whaling to include fin whales. - Whales are important in maintaining the health of the marine ecosystems on which all life on Earth depends, OceanCare experts emphasize. - OceanCare urges the Japanese government to refrain from the planned expansion of its whaling activities. PRESS RELEASE – 9 May 2024 OceanCare appalled ...
plusPRESS RELEASE: OceanCare urges UN governments to show ambition at crucial negotiating meeting on global Plastics Treaty
Representatives of all UN member states are meeting in Ottawa, Canada from 23 to 29 April 2024 to advance negotiations on an international legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. With only one more round of negotiations to go, this week will be crucial in reaching ...
plusPRESS STATEMENT: Scientists, civil society and Greek government to deploy smart technology to prevent ship strikes on sperm whales in the Kythera strait
The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency of Greece, together with the international marine conservation organisation OceanCare and the Athens-based environmental think tank The Green Tank announced today, as part of the Our Ocean Conference 2024, their ...
plusEuro Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
EuroAirport certified for its contribution to the protection of biodiversity
Un documentplusComing up: High-level UN meeting in Uzbekistan to find solutions for endangered migratory species and protect global biodiversity
Member States of the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals will meet in Uzbekistan, 12-17 February 2024 to address issues of critical importance to the global biodiversity crisis. The most intense debate is expected to be on the controversial issue of deep-sea mining. ...
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New study: Urgent science-based conservation action needed for Adriatic whales and dolphins
Un documentplus Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Robot swings its way to unexplored treetops
plusMasdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
Mohammed bin Rashid witnesses signing of agreement between Masdar and DEWA to deliver 6th phase of world's largest single-site solar park PV Project
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - UAE's clean energy powerhouse Masdar awarded sixth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park PV Project in Dubai featuring a cost of up to AED5.51 billion - The 1,800MW sixth phase will increase solar park's total production capacity to 4,660MW - Ahead of UAE hosting ...
plusCOP28 Presidency urges adaptation efforts at Korea Global Adaptation Week
Incheon, South Korea (ots/PRNewswire) - - Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, Director-General and Special Representative of COP28, stressed the urgency of delivering a robust Framework on the Global Goal on Adaptation - He reiterated the call for developed countries to uphold their commitment to doubling adaptation finance by 2025. - The Global Stocktake at COP28 will enable ...
plusCOP28 UAE Presidency announces priorities to drive water up the climate agenda
Stockholm (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 will elevate water on the climate agenda and seek to drive forward progress and raise ambition. - The COP28 Water Agenda identifies three priority areas for programming at Water Day during COP28's two-week thematic program: conserving and restoring freshwater ecosystems, enhancing urban water resilience, and bolstering ...
plusMasdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
Masdar Makes Strategic Investment in One of the World's Largest Geothermal Players, Growing Clean Energy Portfolio
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - Investment in Indonesian-based Pertamina Geothermal Energy marks Masdar's entry into geothermal energy - Increases Masdar's footprint in the Asia-Pacific region and gives company access to second-largest geothermal market in the world - Geothermal is a stable, dispatchable, clean ...
plusIcelandic ON Power Scales up EV Charging Service Offering with Landis+Gyr Charge Point Management System
Cham, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Etrel, a Landis+Gyr company, and ON Power, an Icelandic electricity supplier and charging service provider, cooperate on scaling the company's EV charging service offering in Iceland with the help of the charge point management system OCEAN. ON Power, a charging service provider ...
plusSchweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Sounding the alarm in time to save endangered species
Bern (ots) - Biodiversity loss is accelerating. To identify species in urgent need of protection, scientists from Fribourg want to combine AI with data collection and engagement by citizen scientists. A few years - or sometimes even just a few weeks - can be all it takes for a plant or animal to acquire "endangered species" status. For instance, when a new road is built through a forest, the chainsaws come out and a rare ...
plusATLAS RENEWABLE ENERGY'S LA PIMIENTA IS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND BECOMES MEXICO'S SECOND LARGEST SOLAR PLANT TO DATE
Mexico City (ots/PRNewswire) - Atlas Renewable Energy's La Pimienta Solar Plant is fully operational, making it the second largest solar plant in Mexico to date. The plant will generate 789 GWh a year, and will supply the state-owned utility, Federal Electric Commission (CFE), with clean energy for the next 15 ...
plusOne-million-dollar global Omnipreneurship Awards Challenge to drive innovation in sustainable food production
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - - Reduce reliance on imported feed, in line with the Kingdom's self-sufficiency and food-security goals under the Vision 2030 agenda, and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture's patronage. - Encourage innovative and environmentally friendly technological solutions ...
plusAshtrom expands its activity in the renewable energy sector in the U.S.: Ashtrom Group Signs with a partner a first PPA Agreement in the US to Sell ~235MWdc Electricity in their ~400 MWdc Project in Texas
Tel Aviv, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - As part of the PPA agreement, Ashtrom will sell to CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas utility in the U.S. , which has a credit rating of Aa2, about 60% of the generated electricity for a period of 20 years at a fixed price. A significant milestone ...
plusDeutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Wild Treasure Troves of Life / German Environmental Award for Dr. Christof Schenck
plusSchweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Should we rely on other tree species to adapt to global warming?
Bern (ots) - Pubescent oak trees thrive even at higher temperatures, in part because they are active earlier in the year. Researchers supported by the SNSF put the trees of the future to the test. As trees grow, they absorb ever greater amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Consequently, the health of trees both determines climate and is determined by it. During ...
plusOPTEL Assists Glencore to Reduce Its GHG Emissions With Traceability
Quebec (ots/PRNewswire) - OPTEL, a leading global provider of supply chain traceability systems, has received a funding commitment of several million dollars from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to enable Glencore, one of the world's largest global natural resources companies, to adopt environmental traceability technologies. SDTC helps Canadian ...
plusQueen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Nd-Fe-B Permanent Magnet developer wins 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize)
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Dr Masato Sagawa awarded the world's most prestigious engineering accolade for the development of the sintered Neodymium Iron Boron permanent magnet. The 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) is today awarded to Japan's Dr Masato Sagawa for his work on the discovery, development and global commercialisation of the sintered ...
plusWhale conservation in dire straits, International Whaling Commission at the crossroads – NGO Vision Paper on the IWC’s 75th anniversary
Press Release Whale conservation in dire straits, International Whaling Commission at the crossroads – NGO Vision Paper on the IWC’s 75th anniversary Wädenswil/Washington D.C., 2nd December 2021. The International Convention for the Regulation ...
Un documentplusCall for climate protection for smallholders that produce one third of global food
Glasgow, Scotland (ots/PRNewswire) - UK boosts commitment to curtail agricultural emissions and reduce climate-induced loss and damage CGIAR urged global leaders today to ensure the 500 million smallholder farmers responsible for up to a third of global food production can adapt to climate change-induced loss and damage. Innovations are needed that can both reduce the ...
plusSchweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Detecting microplastics in the environment
Bern (ots) - Geochemist Denise Mitrano has found a way to track how micro- and nanoplastic particles spread through the environment. For this work, she is receiving this year's Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Man-made plastic pollutes the environment. When broken down into micro- and nanoparticles, it poses an increasing problem not only for the oceans and their inhabitants, but also ...
plusCan whale poo help save the planet?
2 DocumentsplusNew Research Seeks to Crack the Code of Coral Reef Heat Resilience
Seattle, WA (ots) - --News Direct-- The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation today announced a suite of new grants supporting the next phase of groundbreaking research to identify naturally heat tolerant corals, accelerate corals’ evolution processes, improve restoration methods, and ultimately slow the decline of coral reefs. Coral reefs sustain more than a quarter of all marine life and drive $2.7 trillion dollars in ...
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