Flotsam and fashion: recycler of ‘ghost’ fishing nets makes marine litter trendy
Last year a company set up by an Italian former scuba recycled more than 5,000 tons of discarded nets into nylon for apparel brands including Speedo
Whales
How to change the world: Greenpeace and the power of the mindbomb
The director and key figures in an award-winning documentary talk about the early days of the activist group and how shocking images were used for global impact
Conservationists call for Canary Islands whale sanctuary instead of oil scheme
World Wide Fund for Nature launches campaign as Repsol announces that exploratory drilling could start in October
Revealed: whale-watching boats the greatest collision threat to whales
Guardian Australia analysis of International Whaling Commission data shows motor yachts, naval vessels and ferries come close behind
Japanese company named as biggest online retailer of ivory and whale meat
Conservation groups say Rakuten’s website carries 28,000 adverts for elephant ivory and 1,200 for whale products
Blancpain Pristine Seas expedition to Franz Josef Land, the Russian Arctic jewel
Franz Josef Land is a remote Russian archipelago harbors with a wild Arctic ecosystem that includes walruses, whales, polar bears, seals, and large nesting colonies of seabirds. But global warming may be affecting this remote ecosystem in ways we still do not fully comprehend. An international group of scientists and filmmakers is now assessing … Read more