Marine Environment
Marine Environment
South Africa praises marine environment moves
Written by David Tran Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:08
South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has said the government welcomed the outcomes of the 3rd Intergovernmental Review (IGR3) on the Global Programme of Action (GPA) for the Protection of Marine Environment from Land-based Activities.
The review meeting was held in the Philippines capital Manila, from
Ocean study finds global warming hot spots
Written by David Tran Tuesday, 31 January 2012 14:08
Oceanographers have identified a series of ocean hotspots around the world generated by strengthening wind systems that have driven oceanic currents, including the East Australian Current, polewards beyond their known boundaries.
The hotspots have formed alongside ocean currents that wash the east coast of the major continents and their warming proceeds
US Coast Guard joins anti-pollution initiative
Written by David Tran Tuesday, 24 January 2012 02:10
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has signed an agreement with the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) to co-develop and implement outreach, training and educational materials aimed at reducing maritime pollution.
Under the memorandum of understanding, the USCG will expand its marine environmental protection education and outreach program
Breakthrough in producing biofuel from algae
Written by David Tran Tuesday, 24 January 2012 02:10
A team of scientists has developed breakthrough technology that helps to further enable the wide-scale use of seaweed (macroalgae) as a feedstock for advanced biofuels and renewable chemical production.
The team, from Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) in California, engineered a microbe to extract the sugars in seaweed and convert them
2011 list of EU toxic ships sent to South Asia released
Written by David Tran Thursday, 19 January 2012 02:07
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has released its third yearly list of European companies that have sent end-of-life ships to the scrap beaches of South Asia.
The European Waste Shipment Regulation – which incorporates international law such as the 1989 Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes
Read more: 2011 list of EU toxic ships sent to South Asia released
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