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‘Killing Contests’ Target Pregnant Cownose Rays
Scientists fear the hunts will decimate the cownose ray before they can learn of its role in the marine ecosystem.
Hakai magazine
First Nations Test the Political Water with Fish Farm Protests
First Nations’ occupations of fish farms are rooted in a deeper conversation about Indigenous land rights.
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Cambodian Activist Wins Goldman Prize for Exposing Illegal Logging
Leng Ouch has risked his life to go undercover and gather evidence of collusion between timber companies and government officials.
TakePart
An Earsplitting Threat Is Endangering the World’s Rarest Killer Whales
Noise pollution from ships imperils Southern Resident orcas that depend on sound to communicate and find food and mates.
Hakai magazine
Tribes Use Western and Indigenous Science to Prepare for Climate Change
Northwestern tribes and the University of Washington climate group have joined forces to help protect salmon, roots, trees, and other important resources.
TakePart
Africa Goes off the Grid to Bring Power to Rural Villages
Half of Africa’s population lacks access to electricity, but microgrids powered by solar energy are lighting the way to energy independence.
Hakai magazine
Designing Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Climate
How can vulnerable marine species be protected when climate change is a reality?
Ensia
With Floods and Droughts Increasing, Communities Take a New Look at Storing Water Underground
Groundwater recharge is the latest wave in water security – though challenges remain.
Hakai magazine
Canada Has New Rules Governing Its Marine Protected Areas. Do They Go Far Enough?
Fisheries and Oceans Canada cites public backlash as one of the motivating factors for changing the rules governing marine protected areas.
Ensia
The “One Water” Movement Is Helping the Environment and Saving Millions of Dollars
Solutions to floods, droughts, and pollution that look upstream, downstream and everywhere in between save dollars and make sense.
Hakai magazine
Is Canada Taking Shortcuts to Hit Its Marine Protection Targets?
The government is counting fisheries closures as protected spaces in order to hit a 2020 target. Many scientists argue this is not meaningful conservation.
Ensia
Cities Are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, Not a Nuisance
From Houston to Melbourne, the surprising way urban areas are dealing with water woes
Hakai magazine
Proposed Amendment Could Actually Protect Marine Protected Areas
New legislation would give planned MPAs interim protection during the years-long approval process.
Ensia
Who Owns Groundwater?
California drought underscores the need to improve how the state – and the rest of us – divvy up a resource in demand.
Hakai magazine
Canada’s New Marine (Less) Protected (Than It Could Have Been) Areas
A string of concessions to the oil and gas and fishing industries has severely weakened the protective value of Canada’s largest planned marine protected...
Ensia
Are Massive Projects Really the Right Answer to Our Water Supply Woes?
Conservation and recycling can reduce the need for massive municipal water infrastructure.
Hakai magazine
The Consequences of China’s Booming Demand for Seafood
The country is putting restrictions on its domestic fishing fleet, but its distant water fleet has been growing to compensate.
Ensia
As Floods Increase, Cities Like Detroit Are Looking to Green Stormwater Infrastructure:
With climate change bringing more intense storms, urban areas are looking for better ways to manage runoff.
Hakai magazine
Is China’s Hands-Off Approach to Fisheries Producing More Fish?
China’s fishers indiscriminately target predators as well as prey, putting different pressures on the ecosystem.
Ensia
Nitrates on Tap
As contamination worsens, an oft-ignored groundwater pollutant is drawing new attention – and solutions.