Tag: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems

Mining Operations Bring Heavy Burdens for Local Communities

Mining operations are causing environmental degradation and health problems all over the world. Local groups are challenging poor regulation and holding mining companies accountable for the heavy costs to community health, environment, and society.

Local Fishing Community Protects Endangered Mangroves

Shrimp farms can have devastating impacts on biodiversity and artisanal fisheries. A Brazilian organization protected their coast from this threat, along with the loss of livelihoods and biodiversity that it would have caused.

Ask the Expert: Locally-led Marine Protection

Stefan Gelcich, Global Greengrants Advisor and marine biologist responds to questions about marine conservation issues.

World’s Most Robust Marine Reserve: Cabo Pulmo

From completely depleted to a biodiversity “hot spot,” the Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve has proven that determined communities can use fierce conservation efforts to bring oceans back from the brink.

The Deadly Practice of Shark Finning

Shark numbers are in serious decline as the taste for shark fin soup in China remains steady. Their fins are brutally harvested, leaving the shark to die motionless in the ocean, and their decline is having harmful effects on marine ecosystems.

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