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National Refill Day to spill out across Europe

The campaign to have Brits refill their water bottles is set to go global.

Green News

Today is National Refill Day, so forget plastic and choose to reuse

Ditch the plastic, it's time to buy a reusable water bottle.

Living

#GoodReads | Plastic vs fish, slow fashion and how much water to drink

The second week of June brings us the best in sustainable content from around the web

Living

What Gerhard Richter's Seascapes can teach us about our oceans

In light of 2019's World Oceans Day we checked out Gerhard Richter's Seascapes exhibit at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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Green News

Today is World Oceans Day, what are you doing about plastic pollution?

Celebrate this important day with our guide on what you can do to reduce your plastic footprint on the earth.

Green News

'Sea creature' washes up outside Parliament

Charity Surfers Against Sewage is demanding the government protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.

Green News

Plastic straws will be a thing of the past by next year in England

A new law is being enforced in England to ban the sale of single-use plastic items.

Living

Whale sculpture washes up in Manila to highlight plight of marine life

You may not expect to see a whale in the middle of Manila but this surprising sight is how one Filipino artist chose to raise awareness of the effects of plastic pollution on marine life.

Russia

Jean-Michel Cousteau to visit Russia's much-criticised 'whale jail'

Pressure is growing on Moscow to release 11 killer whales and 87 belugas from small pens in the far east of the country.

Ocean

Harnessing the power of our oceans

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode of Ocean, Denis Loctier travels to the west coast of France and northern Scotland to see what Europe is doing to tap into the immense power of the sea.

Ocean

Ocean energy: "what we need to see is sustained support"

In partnership with the European Commission

As part of an Ocean episode on harnessing the power of our seas, we spoke to Neil Kermode, the Managing Director of the European Marine Energy Centre.

United Kingdom

Watch: London start-up turns lobster shells into plastic alternative

A bio-polymer in crustacean shells called chitin can be developed into a biodegradable and recyclable material.

Italy

Sperm whale washes up dead with 22 kgs of plastic in its stomach

The whale’s stomach had a mixture of garbage bags, plastic bags, fishing nets, plates, tubes, and a bag of a washing machine liquid.

Seychelles

Watch: Traditional fishing at odds with Seychelles 'blue economy'

Last year, Seychelles designated a third of its waters as protected areas where fishing is banned.

World News

Spring clean: Litter pickers set to help clear-up Europe’s beaches

Environmentally-conscious volunteers are donning gloves and picking up litter at more than 640 sites across the continent.

Green News

A tour of Italy’s secluded Cetacean Sanctuary

This underwater world brims with friendly barracudas, endangered loggerhead turtles and giant groupers.

Philippines

Whale dies from “gastric shock” after ingesting 40kgs of plastic

16 rice sacks, 4 banana bags and multiple shopping bags were found during an autopsy of a young male Cuvier’s beaked whale that washed up on a beach in the Philippines

World News

Scientists broadcast live video from the depths of the Indian Ocean

In an historic first, scientists have broadcast live footage showing the exploration of the depths of the Indian Ocean

Destinations

Saving the Seychelles, one piece of plastic at a time

From bags to bottles, around 13 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans every year

Australia

Balloons deadliest risk to seabirds ingesting ocean plastic

Seabirds are much more likely to die from ingesting balloon fragments than hard plastics, researchers have found.