Leveraging the Ocean’s Carbon Removal Potential
To meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), greenhouse gas emissions must reach net-zero by mid-century. Achieving this will not only require reducing existing emissions, but also removing carbon dioxide already in the
Shape Your Future with Mei Lin Neo, the Giant Clam Girl
Mei Lin Neo is a marine ecologist, a science communicator conducting her research work at the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory. She is a recipient of the World Future Foundation Ph.D. Prize in 2014, the L’Oréal For Women in Science National
How to stop the plastic soup: interview with SEADS – Sea Defence Solutions
With the amount of plastic pollution in our waters increasing every year, it becomes crucial to find solutions that would help to reduce it as soon as possible: plastics pollution is not only dangerous for all the marine life but
The Sustainable Development Goals and Fighting the Plastic Soup
The Impakter team would like to thank Jaime Jennings of Island Press for the photo contributions. Island Press will publish Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution, authored by Michiel Roscam Abbing of The Plastic Soup Foundation (PSF) on April 4th. One of
Washing Machines could stop plastic pollution
Throughout history there are numerous examples of substances, products and practices that have changed the way we live. Products, which at first have been revolutionary, miraculous even. And seemingly without consequence. Large-scale burning of fossil fuels to power industry, our homes and
A Phoenix from the Trashes
What Impact Does Voluntary Work Really Make? There appears to be few stories which can truly return a smile to one’s face nowadays, between the end of the world and our impenitent shaping of the world of the end, it is
Our Ocean, Our Future: global action to achieve SDG 14
We live at a time when accumulated human activity has begun changing the fundament within which we exist. Thanks to our greenhouse gas emissions, the atmosphere is warming and with it the Ocean. These same greenhouse gases are also making
Sea warrior women protecting marine life from ghost gear
Every year, more than 100,000 whales, dolphins, seals and turtles are caught up in ghost gear - abandoned, lost and discarded fishing nets, lines and traps. A staggering 640,000 tons of this gear is left in our oceans annually. Most ghost gear is made
4Ocean: Pulling trash, a pound at a time
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has become the stuff of legend. This hotspot of marine waste, created by the spiral currents of the North Pacific Gyre, has been described as a floating trash island the size of Russia. We have
30 Day Plastic Challenge – A plastic-free lifestyle
The End of Our Challenge - Article by Heidrun Sigfusdottir – Chief executive officer @Dimmblá Our plastic detox challenge is coming to an end, but also a new beginning towards a plastic free lifestyle! Plastic is not good for the environment. It makes
Salty Girl Seafood Interview: Reconnecting the Producer Consumer Divide
Do you know where your food comes from? No? Don't care? Well then shame on you. Not only is it to the benefit of your own health, but, also to the environment and natural habitats that have produced your sea-food
The man and the ocean: Interview with Luke Shadbolt
When Australian photographer Luke Shadbolt discovered his passion for the ocean, he decided to share it with the world. During his travels between remote natural areas and densely populated environments, he gained an insight into the fundamental human-nature connection. Through his works he seeks