Category: Environment
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Stream With Lewis Pugh, the First Person To Complete a Longdistance Swim in Every Ocean of the World
Lewis Pugh is the first UN Patron of the Oceans. He is best known for swimming in vulnerable ecosystems to draw attention to their plight. – 2007 a swim across the North Pole in 2007 to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice. – 2010 a swim across a glacial lake on Mount Everest…
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Lake TÅ«tira Safe to Swim in Again
Locals enjoy swimming and gathering kai moana from Lake TÅ«tira after years of algae blooms made the lake a no-swim zone.
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Lapland town of Salla highlights climate crisis with 2032 Olympics campaign
The race to host the 2032 summer Olympics looks set to be one of the most fiercely contested in history. So when the Lapland town of Salla announced its intention to vie with Jakarta, Istanbul and Seoul‑Pyongyang, it was competing against the odds. But the “coldest town in the world†had a secret weapon up…
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Thrive and Protect – Interview with Peter Conroy
Watch this interview with Peter Conroy, as part of our Thrive and Protect web series, where he talks about his connection to the sea and why he does what he does to protect it.
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Auckland Beachgoers Urged to Check Safety Levels Before Heading for a Swim
Fifty beaches in the region were deemed unswimmable today due to pollution.
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7-hour Marathon Swim for Marine Conservation | Ross Edgley
A 2018 study revealed only 13% of our oceans are considered truly wild, but what’s worse is this (scary) statistic has gone relatively unnoticed. Why? Well, partly because the sea (and its inhabitants) require a bigger “voice” to be heard. To quote the great Sir David Attenborough “This is a communication challenge rather than a…
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