Michael Klein (Cayman Compass) writes about actor Adrian Grenier’s recent participation at the Caribbean Transitional Energy Conference at the Kimpton Seafire Resort and Spa in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Grenier is an actor, ocean conservationist, and co-founder of the Lonely Whale Foundation. Klein reports: Next time you go diving or snorkeling, leave your underwater camera […]
via Striving for Cleaner Oceans — Repeating Islands
With record levels of global ivory seizures in 2013, mostly in ports, a new Interpol report highlights the need for greater information sharing to enable a more proactive and effective law enforcement response against trafficking syndicates. Large-scale ivory shipments – each one representing the slaughter of hundreds of elephants – point to the involvement of […]
via 2 Rhinos and 30 Elephants Poached Every Day — What Happened to the Portcullis?
Despite being the focus of numerous investigations and exposés regarding the country’s role in the international illegal wildlife trade, Vietnam continues to be a primary hub for ivory trafficking. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has released a report Exposing the Hydra: The growing role of Vietnamese syndicates in ivory trafficking documenting the findings of a […]
via Ivory – Vietnam remains a threat to Elephants — What Happened to the Portcullis?
Are you an animal lover looking for your next travel destination? Here are just a few of the best countries for seeing unique and exciting wildlife. Indonesia Indonesia is a wildlife hotspot. 515 species of mammals inhabit this country – more than any other country in the world. 45% of the world’s fish are also […]
via The Best Countries for Wildlife Adventures — Lipstick and L’Attitude
Chinese fishermen on a river close to the city of Lishui by Vladimir Proshin. The image was taken in 2013 during a photo tour when the author was invited by the ’15th China International Photographic Art Exhibition’ under the patronage of FIAP and the Chinese Photographic Organisation and where he was also awarded with the […]
Source: Earthjustice.org NEPA helps communities protect themselves from dangerous, rushed or poorly planned federal projects. It was instrumental in safeguarding the town of Arecibo, Puerto Rico against a proposed incinerator that would further compromise the air quality of a community already at-risk. Bedrock law, authored to solidify environmental and civil rights protections, currently facing revisions […]
The ivory trade – every year it’s estimated to be worth £17bn and responsible for the slaughter of 20,000 elephants. It’s an epidemic never far from my mind or any other animal rights campaigner for that matter. In April 2018 the UK government announced the trade of items made from ivory to be banned, in […]
