Parley For The Oceans

Talk. Think. Act. Negotiate. For the oceans. For us all.

Useful link: https://parley.tv

Ocean Sewage Alliance

Reimagine your waste. 

Useful link: https://www.oceansewagealliance.org

We Only Think We Flush It Away

Lina Zeldovich was spot on. I always wanted to ask this question, where does the human sewage go?

Useful links:

https://nautil.us/we-only-think-we-flush-it-away

https://linazeldovich.com

Rewilding Europe

Leave it to nature to manage itself. I hope it works.

Useful link: https://rewildingeurope.com

Feral

Get to know George Monbiot.

Useful link: https://www.monbiot.com

The Living Bridges Of India

Visit the indigenous groups in north-east India. As well as being regenerative form of architecture, living root bridges grow stronger with time, self-repairing and become more robust as they age. When it rains heavily, small cement bridges wash away and steel bridges tend to rust, but living root bridges withstand the rains. Root bridges are much durable than modern alternatives, and they cost absolutely nothing. Kerala (the state where I live) should learn from the indigenous groups in north-east India. These bridges are brilliant examples of not just sustainable development, which minimizes the damage and degradation of natural systems, but of regenerative development.

Useful links:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211117-how-indias-living-bridges-could-transform-architecture

https://rootbridge.in

ArchiREEF

Get to know David Baker and Vriko Yu. The startup company hopes the 3D-printed terracotta tiles designed to help corals grow and restore ocean life will make corals more resilient against climate change. I hope it works.

Useful link: https://archireef.co

The Earthshot Prize Winners 2021

Get to know the winners. The test now is whether their projects will be scaled up in a way that makes a difference worldwide.

Useful link: https://earthshotprize.org

UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021

The meeting in Glasgow is from 31 October -12 November, 2021. No matter what is agreed at COP26, 1.5C will never be achieved. 

Useful links:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment

https://ukcop26.org

BeBot

Take a look at the beach cleaning robot designed to help cleanup smaller plastic waste.

Useful link: https://www.4ocean.com

Tracking Ocean Microplastics From Space

The researchers from the University of Michigan using NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (a network of eight microsatellites) have been able to detect and track large quantities of microplastics across the ocean's surface. I hope the research will help responsible cleanup activities and be part of an efficient tracking and managing microplastic pollution. 

Useful link:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/esnt2021/scientists-use-nasa-satellite-data-to-track-ocean-microplastics-from-space

Beemunity

A unique startup.

Useful link: https://www.beemmunity.co

Unknown Amazon With Pedroa Andrade

Pedroa Andrade's new show, 'Unknown Amazon with Pedroa Andrade,' on VICE chronicles the Amazon's critical role in the battle against climate change and the disappearing lives of people who live in the Amazon region. Must watch.

Useful links:

https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/show/unknown-amazon-with-pedro-andrade

https://canaisglobo.globo.com/assistir/globonews/manhattan-connection

Young Henrys

A craft brewery in Sydney, Young Henrys, has partnered with climate change scientists and developed a way to use microalgae to capture that CO2 and turn it into oxygen. The brewers estimate their algae releases as much oxygen as two hectares of bushland. 

Useful link: 

https://younghenrys.com/sustainability

The World’s Ugliest Animal

Over to you.

Useful link: https://uglyanimalsoc.com

The Agua Salud Project

The Agua Salud Project is a collaboration between the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the Panama Canal Authority, The National Environment Authority of Panama, and other partners. 

Useful link: https://forestgeo.si.edu/research-programs/affiliated-programs/agua-salud-project

Reflection: A Walk With Water

A meditative documentary called 'Reflection: A Walk with Water' traces a 200-mile trek by foot along the entire length of the L.A aqueduct to raise awareness about the way we use and misuse water. Must watch.

Useful links: 

https://tribecafilm.com/films/reflection-a-walk-with-water-2021

https://walking-water.org

Heroes Of The Ocean

Must watch. A Rolex ocean conservation project. 

Useful link: https://www.rolex.org/environment

Whitley Award 2021

The Whitley Fund for Nature has announced this year's winners of is annual awards, which support conservation work. Take a look.

Useful link: https://whitleyaward.org

Weather Makers

Van der Hoeven is a co-founder of the Weather Makers, a Dutch firm of holistic engineers with a plan to regreen the Sinai peninsula---the small triangle of land that connects Egypt to Asia. With some luck and good engineering, within a couple of decades, the Weather Makers believe, the Sinai could be transformed from a hot, dry, barren desert into a green haven teeming with life: forests, wetlands, farming land, wild flora and fauna. A regreeened Sinai would alter local weather patterns and even change the direction of the winds, bringing more rain. I hope it works.

Useful link: http://theweathermakers.nl