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Long Read: How Innovative Design Can Help Save Our Oceans

Designers are rethinking our relationship with waste and developing new solutions to the plastic problem. At the current Waste Age exhibition at the London Design Museum, the spotlight was placed on the negative environmental consequences of our throwaway culture and the harmful impact our waste is having on the oceans.

Read about the exhibit and the future of plastic waste in this week’s blog.

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Education Jane Marsh Education Jane Marsh

How We Can Address Erosion and Disappearing Beaches

A problem that has plagued most coastal regions is the fast rate of erosion. This problem has been hastened by climate change, prompting stronger and more frequent storms that cause more sand to retreat into the ocean. According to a 2020 study, half of the beaches worldwide will disappear by the end of the century.

In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the “hard and soft” solutions being used to prevent beach erosion and secure coastlines.

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Education Jane Marsh Education Jane Marsh

How Seagrass Can Protect the Ocean

Seagrass provides various benefits to the aquatic ecosystem and protects its vitality by providing habitats for species, preventing storm surge and sequestering carbon.

Unfortunately, global seagrass meadows are declining due to human activity, threatening the security of all marine life. To understand why we should limit our impact on seagrass, we first must understand the importance of this plant species.

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