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I'm protecting seabirds in one of the world's most overfished areas

I'm protecting seabirds in one of the world's most overfished areas

8 April 2020

West Africa's waters are a hotspot for illegal fishing, says conservationist Justine Dossa. She is working to change fishing practices and tackle pollution
A vineyard hugs the rolling hills in California's Central Valley with the Coast Ranges in the background.

California has huge environmental inequality – here's how to fix it

29 January 2020

Thousands of people in California don't have access to running water and communities have been affected by pesticide poisoning. To stop these injustices we need to work together, says Julie Sze
Carbon farming scientist David Reay on repaying his emissions debt

Carbon farming scientist David Reay on repaying his emissions debt

12 June 2019

Climate scientist David Reay has started farming carbon to repay a lifetime of carbon emissions. But sometimes, he says, it is like being trapped in a game of Pac-Man

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