Mapping a Planet Under Pressure
The best linear narratives, demonstrated ably by my fellow ThinkBrigaders, will always have the power to move and inform a global audience; however, the relentless stream of linear news can also be...
View ArticlePoisoning Paradise: Cape York’s Chilli Beach
The dire state of Chilli Beach, a remote beach on Australia’s Cape York, is shocking to many visitors: the flotsam and jetsam is impossible to miss. Chilli Beach is one of the remotest places in...
View ArticlePoisoning Paradise: Tackling the Ghost Nets Menace
Poisoning Paradise: Cape York’s Chilli Beach, a recent post in this series, discussed the pollution of a remote Australian beach by plastic rubbish including fishing nets: Chilli Beach is one of the...
View ArticlePoisoning Paradise: Oceans of Toxic Plastic
Are we poisoning our oceans and ourselves with plastics? Oceans of Plastic is the third of the “Poisoning Paradise” series. Plastic Oceans, a recent report on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
View ArticlePirate Fish on European Plates? No Thanks!
“Do you have authorisation to tranship [transfer cargo from one ship to another] in the location you are transhipping?” asked an environmental campaigner via a satellite phone in the waters of Sierra...
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