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- An underwater forest of sculptures attracts marine life in the Mediterranean Sea Thu, 19 Aug 21, 2:30amEnvironmental activist and artist Jason deCaires Taylor specializes in site-specific sculptural artwork that’s installed permanently underwater and reflects modern themes of conservation...
- The Seychelles creates debt-for-conservation deal with Leonardo DiCaprio Fri, 23 Feb 18, 2:33amThe Seychelles, an island nation in East Africa, recently announced the creation of two new Marine Protected Areas roughly as big as Great Britain. It's part of what The Telegraph called a debt-for-nature swap: the island...
- Leonardo DiCaprio gives Seychelles $1 million for monumental marine sanctuary Tue, 22 Mar 16, 1:00amOh, Leo... Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is having a banner year for a mega-rich activist, and he’s wowed us yet again. The charitable foundation that bears his name has granted $1 million to the island nation of Seychelles,...
- UK could create the world’s largest marine reserve Thu, 19 Feb 15, 4:45amAhead of the May 7 general election, the UK government is considering three proposals for marine reserves that together would more than double the amount of protected waters in the world...
- President Obama Just Created the Wold’s Largest Marine Reserve Tue, 30 Sep 14, 12:31amLast week President Obama signed a proclamation to expand the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by six times its previous size...
- 25 Countries and the European Union Fail to Agree to Protect Antarctic Waters Fri, 2 Nov 12, 8:55amA coalition of 25 countries and the European Union have failed to reach an agreement to protect critical areas of the Antarctic Ocean from overfishing and other concerns related to pollution and climate change...