Marine Conservation Society resources
Explore our colourful corner of the ocean and the marine wildlife found here in the UK with the Biodiversity lesson. Find out more about humans' impact on our seas in Threats to the ocean, and how they could be key to fighting the impacts of climate change in Climate change and the ocean. Find [...]
A nature-friendly way to defend coasts from rising seas
Concrete fuels climate change, however, this article in The Conversation (March 22, 2022) provides exciting new developments in the production of low carbon concrete which can work with nature and our seas.
Scotland’s coral reefs at COP26
This article in the Conversation (5 November, 2021) shares the COP26 spotlight on our cold water reefs. It describes how these special habitats are vulnerable to changing ocean temperatures, currents and greenhouse gases arising from climate change.
Beach school offers a different context for learning
This article in The Guardian (14 May 2021) describes a beach school in Cornwall which supports vulnerable children, where the classroom is the surf, the dunes, and the rock pools.