Climate Change and the Ocean
Climate change is negatively impacting our oceans, the people, and the ecosystems that depend on them. This flowchart outlines the cause and effect of global warming, sea-level rise, and resulting ecosystem changes.
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Life Below Water-Part III
Life Below Water (Part III): Why Ocean Science is Critical to a Sustainable Future In the last edition of a three-part series, Arowana Impact Capital joins the United Nations in mapping out a sustainable future by saving the world’s oceans. 2021 kicks off a decade of ocean science for sustainable development. The opportunity to reverse …
Reverse Vending Machine- an answer to the current plastic crisis
It is estimated that more than 8 million tons of plastic bottles end up in the ocean each year. Klean, a Malaysian startup is seeking to address this problem through their reverse vending machines. These can now be found in shopping malls and petrol stations around Kuala Lumpur, where customers are encouraged to recycle their …
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Life Below Water-Part II
Life Below Water (Part II): How Small Fishing Villages are Helping to Save the World’s Oceans In the second edition of a three-part series, Arowana Impact Capital dives deep into the effects of overfishing on the life and livelihood of coastal communities. Teach one how to fish and you’ll feed them for a lifetime – …
Rehabilitation of Maya Bay, Thailand
Maya bay was closed to tourists as part of the country’s efforts to rehabilitate its marine environment. Blacktip reef sharks returned and became its new group of visitors.
Life Below Water-Part I
Plastic Waste is Polluting our Waters- and Hurting our Economies In the first of a three-part series, Arowana Impact Capital presents an overview of the effects of plastic pollution on the world’s marine and coastal resources. There’s an entire universe waiting to be discovered below water. In fact, scientists know more about the moon …
SDG 14: Life Below Water
Conserving and sustainably using our oceans is part of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water. This infographic shows the different roles the oceans play in sustaining the world we live in, threats to the oceans’ productivity and health, and solutions that may counteract these threats.
Plastic Pollution Affecting Marine Life in the Philippines
The Philippines is the third largest contributor of marine plastic pollution. These plastics usually end up in oceans and are being consumed by aquatic life. It has been discovered in a study that a high number of microplastics were found inside rabbitfish samples from major protected fishing grounds. This is one of the most-consumed …
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Mangroves in Asia Pacific are at risk from River Pollution
To effectively fight the growing problem of marine plastic pollution, we need to know how plastic waste is distributed and which ecosystems are most affected. Now that we know mangroves have a higher likelihood of being severely affected by plastic waste, leaders can take steps to protect these critical habitats. – Peter Harris, Grid-Arendal Mangroves in …
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Social Entrepreneurship for the SDGs
There is an increase of social entrepreneurs among the younger generation particularly in the ASEAN region. They have contributed immensely in addressing the current global, societal and environmental issues. Their technological expertise and strong sense of social justice is greatly needed to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals. However, there is a need to …
