New biodegradable nets could contribute to solving ghost fishing

New biodegradable nets could contribute to solving ghost fishing

What is ghost fishing and why is it a problem All fishing nets, lines and traps that get lost or abandoned at sea continue to operate long after we lose track of them. The main resulting threat for the marine environment is so-called ghost fishing: abandoned floating nets keep catching fish and other marine animals

Colobus Conservation, restoring Kenya’s coasts to protect monkeys

Colobus Conservation, restoring Kenya’s coasts to protect monkeys

The rare Angolan black and white colobus monkey lives high in the trees and hardly ever comes down to the ground. It is a leaf eater and the forest is essential to its survival. On the southern coast of Kenya, where the coral rag forests which are extremely rich in biodiversity have slowly been disappearing in favour of