The Silo

Tag: Ocean protection

  • Once Vibrant Expanse Of Sea Now Covered With Trash

    Once Vibrant Expanse Of Sea Now Covered With Trash

    My name is Ivan Macfadyen and I am a seasoned sailor with many voyages in the World’s oceans. My last Pacific crossing has raised an ominous alarm-  I’m used to seeing turtles, dolphins, sharks and big flurries of feeding birds. But this time, for 3,000 nautical miles there was nothing alive to be seen. This…

  • Great Barrier Reef: Australia to put in place urgent safeguarding measures requested by UNESCO

    Great Barrier Reef: Australia to put in place urgent safeguarding measures requested by UNESCO

    Paris, June, 2023 – UNESCO welcomes Australia’s decision to implement urgent new protection measures to safeguard the Great Barrier Reef recommended by UNESCO. The measures include a ban on fishing with gillnets. The Australian government formalized its commitments in a letter addressed to Audrey Azoulay, the Director General of UNESCO this week.   “The Great…