Now playing Next Nature EU accounts for 22 per cent of global trade in shark meat, says WWF Thanks to confusing names, we could be eating more shark and ray meat than we realise. 16/07/2021
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Now playing Next Nature Are giant underwater sculptures helping or harming marine life? A team of artists, divers, and scientists are building giant underwater sculptures to save all important coral reefs in the ocean. 13/07/2021
Now playing Next Nature 53 tyres and kitchen sink found in the sea off just one Spanish beach This Spanish NGO is working heard to clean up the oceans and provide groundbreaking data in marine conservation. 19/06/2021
Now playing Next Ocean The dumped munitions in our oceans causing serious pollution IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION During the course of the 20th century, many countries routinely dumped munitions of all kinds and chemical weapons into the ocean to get rid of them. Today they are decaying and causing untold harm to the marine environment and human life. 18/06/2021
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Now playing Next Green News EU countries could be forced to take biodiversity seriously MEPs demand binding targets to protect wildlife and humans as new biodiversity strategy is adopted by 515 votes to 90. 09/06/2021
Now playing Next Climate Danish students rescue shopping trolleys and bikes from under the sea A community of amateur divers found each other on social media and took it upon themselves to clean up the ocean. 08/06/2021
Now playing Next Green News World Oceans Day: What can be done to improve the health of our seas? On World Oceans Day, Celine Cousteau explains how the oceans hold the key to saving the world. 08/06/2021
Now playing Next Nature Treaty offers a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to protect the high seas Scientists from around the world are calling on world leaders to protect the unprotected half of our planet. 04/06/2021
Now playing Next Nature Is this a lifeline for coral reefs bleached by climate change? Climate-change resistant coral reefs could help support our oceans. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next Green News UN urges countries around the world to restore 1bn hectares of land Boosting ecosystems through mass land and water restoration is one of the only ways we can meet our climate targets. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next Portugal Ocean Panel fights to protect the ocean and boost economies on the way "If we take care of the ocean, then in 2050, we are going to have seafood from the ocean, six times more than the seafood we are getting now" - Maria Damanaki, Global Managing Director for Oceans, The Nature Conservancy 02/06/2021
Now playing Next Nature Seaspiracy explored: Why are bottom trawling and bycatch bad news? ‘Seaspiracy’ has made previously technical terms into everyday language but for some their environmental impact is still unclear. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next world news Rusting WWII munitions are poisoning Europe's seas Millions of tons of conventional and chemical munitions have been dumped into the sea after the 20th century world wars. As the shells being to rust, their deadly contents start entering the seawater - and marine food webs. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next Mobility The 'flying boat' that might keep Venice afloat A new all-electric hydrofoil 'flying boat' is making waves in Italy and hoping to define the future of boating. 28/05/2021
Now playing Next Nature How the global pandemic has saved five million oysters Oyster farmers are making money by dumping their catch back into the ocean in the US. 19/05/2021
Now playing Next Nature What is ocean rewilding and how will it fight climate change? Europe’s ocean conservation efforts have pivoted to animal repopulation and planting blue carbon stores. 13/05/2021
Now playing Next Mobility AI, Captain! First unmanned vessel prepares to cross the Atlantic The world's first intelligent ship will monitor sea levels and record audio to track whale populations as it makes its first unmanned voyage. 30/04/2021