Has an alternative to plastic just been discovered in Australia? Hopes are rising as researchers discovered that a bee, the native Hylaeus nubilosus masked bee, produces a "cellophane-like" material for its nests.
On December 31, 2017, China announced a ban on the import of most plastic waste from other countries. This measure left nations that relied on China to take their plastic waste drowning in their own trash. Read the full story here.
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, one of the most diverse ecosystems in the World, was on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger sites since 2009. Thanks to a series of conservation measure, it has now been removed from the list, proving once again that protecting sensitive marine areas does help them to recover from the damage human development can cause.
At rOcean, we are dedicated to saving and protecting our oceans. That's why we are proud partners of SECORE International, a leading conservation organization for the protection and restoration of coral reefs.
Around the World, 255 babies are born every minute. That's on average 4 babies per second. Now imagine that, out of those 255 newborns, 99% of them were girls. Needless to say that this would seriously put the future of...