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Smart nets prevent unintentional catch, Armani Group says no to angora wool, Scotland wants to end addiction stigma
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Australia announces A$100 million initiative to protect the oceans, Guinea worm cases fell 50% in 2020
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The UK’s biggest seagrass restoration project, scientists find key to scar-free skin healing
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Reef-safe sunscreen promised by new way to make zinc oxide, Degree’s inclusive deodorant
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World’s first underwater climate protest, British firm developes ultra-quiet bioelectric hybrid plane
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The top 6 conservation success stories of 2020
This year, the spotlight belonged to the oceans.
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14 countries pledge to protect 30% of the world’s oceans, deaths from terrorism decline for fifth year in a row
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World’s fourth largest marine sanctuary, battery recycling breakthrough, algorithm finds new cancer genes
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Samoa pledges to protect 30% of its ocean area, 50 countries sign treaty to ban nuclear weapons
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New Era for Women in US Congress, Flood-Proof Solar Power, Fish-Friendly Ocean Energy
More than 100 women are projected to join the US House and Senate following the US midterm elections; Flood-proof clean energy; the worst floods in a century hit Kerala state in August, but India’s first floating solar panels managed to escape unscathed; and testing fish-friendly wave power, Bombora Wave Power is on its way to producing renewable energy without harming sea life.
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World Leader in Ocean Protection, Ending Homelessness with Coffee, Solar Powered Refugee Aid
The Isle of Man is showing the world how working together as a community can result in eliminating plastic from local beaches in just a decade; coffee company Change Please is hiring and training homeless people to become baristas; and in the world’s largest refugee camp solar energy is helping the HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh be more efficient in delivering aid to Rohingya refugees.
