Sea Shepherd’s #FightForTheBight

A group of Australia’s surfing legends are standing with the Sea Shepherd in the #FightForTheBight at a critical point in history.

Norweigan oil-giant Equinor has submitted their revised Environment Plan to the Government regular NOPSEMA. Judgement is expected by November 14, 2019, with Equinor set to begin exploratory drilling in 2020.

Drilling in the pristine waters of the Great Australian Bight will irrevocably damage the marine environment. Faced with the looming threat of an oil spill, the reality of deafening seismic blasts and climate destruction, drilling in the Great Australian Bight is simply not worth the risk.

Stand with some of Australia’s surfing legends in protecting the Great Australian Bight from risky deepsea oil drilling by sending a letter of concern to Equinor here.

Indigenous Communities Using Technology to Monitor Illegal Logging in the Amazon

A growing number of Indigenous communities in Central and South America are harnessing the power of high-resolution satellite imagery, sophisticated drone equipment, and the latest smart-phone technology to precisely document and act on threats to their lands such as fires, gold-mining, logging, and deforestation for agriculture.

But it’s not without its risks: community forest monitors have had their lives threatened.

Rainforest Alert explores the groundbreaking research linking community-based monitoring and forest protection from the Eden de la Frontera community in the Peruvian Amazon.

Early results show a “measurable reduction of deforestation”. Find out more about the study: https://rainforestfoundation.org.

Project run by Rainforest Foundation US, The Indigenous Organization of the Eastern Peruvian Amazon (ORPIO-AIDESEP) and World Resources Institute.