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☆ Roam electric motorcycle completes solar-powered 6,000-kilometer journey through Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —An electric motorcycle, made by Swedish-Kenyan manufacturer Roam completed a 6,000-kilometer (3,700-mile) journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 17 days, using only solar power. “(We wanted) to break a lot of boundaries on how traversing through sub-Saharan Africa is possible without pre-installed charging infrastructure,” Masa Kituyi, Roam product owner and one of the riders on the expedition, tells CNN. However, he insists that this mammoth journey would still be possible for people without a solar support car. Lewis SeymourAccelerating marketThe journey was a collaborative effort between Roam and Stellenbosch University, which launched an Electric Mobility Lab this month, dedicated to advancing sustainable transport solutions. Low operating costs are a key driver, analysts from Mordor told CNN in an email: “Electricity is generally cheaper than gasoline, and electric motorcycles have fewer mechanical parts.

Persons: Masa, Masa Kituyi, Lewis Seymour Kituyi, Stephan Lacock, ”, he’s, Lewis Seymour, Rwanda’s Ampersand, Spiro Organizations: CNN, Stellenbosch University, Electric Mobility, Intelligence Locations: Swedish, Kenyan, Nairobi, Kenya, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Africa, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Chobe, China, Rwanda, Benin, Togo, Uganda, Nigeria, EVs

☆ Intra-Africa trade could double in next five years, says Secretary General of African Continental Free Trade Area
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Africa is home to the world’s largest free trade agreement, in terms of number of countries, territory, and population – the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to the Economic Commision for Africa, African countries continue to trade with the rest of the world more than among themselves. Aliko Dangote has been talking about the fact that he needs 35 visas to travel across the African continent. WM: It’s a significant barrier and constraint to intra-Africa trade and intra-Africa investment. I think we can double intra-Africa trade in the next five years, provided we introduce the tools that are required.

Persons: CNN’s Eleni Giokos, Wamkele Mene, Eleni Giokos, Wamkele, it’s, Mene, Aliko Dangote, It’s, I’ve, it’ll Organizations: CNN, Continental Free Trade Area, Union, EG, Continental Free Trade, CNN EG, African Continental Free Trade Area, European Union, Africa can’t, Democratic Locations: Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, Angola, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, –

☆ The woman fighting to save the Philippines’ last rainforests
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Nell Lewis | John Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Palawan, a cluster of islands in the Philippines, is breathtakingly beautiful. According to Global Forest Watch, Palawan had the most tree cover loss in the country between 2001 and 2023. “Our mission is to conserve the Philippines’ last remaining 3% of pristine rainforest through the establishment of national parks,” she says. The island of Palawan is home to much of the Philippines' last remaining pristine rainforest. Duncan A. MurrellNow, their attention has turned to Sultan Peak, a mountain in the southern half of Palawan island, which has no formal protection.

Persons: Karina May Reyes, KM Reyes, ”, Reyes, Duncan A, Murrell, Aubrey Jayne Padilla, ” Reyes Organizations: CNN, Initiative, UNESCO, Global Forest Watch, Sustainability, Philippines ’, CS Locations: Palawan, Philippines, Puerto, Tubbataha, “, Puerto Princesa, Duncan

☆ Bird Photographer of the Year 2024: Surfing penguins and hunting falcons among winning images
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An image of a peregrine falcon chasing a butterfly, a vulture feasting on a black bear and a surfing penguin are among the winning images of Bird Photographer of the Year 2024. “We create this impactful display to honor the lives lost and increase public awareness,” Homonylo said in a statement. Will Nicholls, director of Bird Photographer of the Year, told CNN that the competition allows people to view things they may not be able to see for themselves. The title of Young Bird Photographer of the Year was awarded to 14-year-old Spanish photographer Andrés Luis Domínguez Blanco for a vivid image of a nuthatch — a small bird similar to a woodpecker — scrambling down an oak tree in Grazalema in southern Spain. The images cover a huge range of species, environments and behaviors – some are comedic while others carry a serious message.

Persons: Patricia Homonylo, Homonylo, ” Homonylo, Will Nicholls, ”, Young, Andrés Luis Domínguez Blanco, Paul Sterry Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Awareness, Birds, BirdLife International, Bird Locations: Canadian, Toronto, Grazalema, Spain

☆ The winning images from Bird Photographer of the Year 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Why these Gulf states want to be AI superpowers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Nell Lewis | Rym Bendimerad | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“There’s huge investments going into (AI) in the Middle East,” said Stephen Anderson, Middle East strategy and markets leader at PwC, speaking to CNN at last week’s Global AI Summit (GAIN) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Energy demand from AI, data centers and cryptocurrencies could double by 2026, according to the International Energy Agency. Gulf states are investing heavily in AI as they look to diversify their economies. Last year, the UAE unveiled a tool called Jais and Saudi Arabia has developed the Arabic chatbot ALLaM. Challenge of governanceOne of the major hurdles with the development of AI is public perception and governance: how should AI and data be regulated safely, securely, ethically and fairly?

Persons: “, ”, Stephen Anderson ,, Anderson, We’re, ” Anderson, Nick Studer, Oliver Wyman, Studer Organizations: CNN, United Arab Emirates, PwC, AI, Google, Energy, International Energy Agency, ”, Saudi, AI Authority, Oliver Wyman Group, International Telecommunication Union Locations: UAE, Stephen Anderson , Middle, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Qatar

☆ Colorado wildfires: How giant balloons could help to predict future blazes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —At the end of July, Colorado became the latest US state to battle the spread of wildfires. There are satellites, which orbit the exosphere, between 375 miles (600 kilometers) and 6,200 miles (10,000 kilometers) above Earth, and also provide imagery, but often of a much lower quality than one of Urban Sky’s balloons. Another upside of Urban Sky’s balloons is cost, he says. It wants to create a model for both selling the balloons outright and operating the balloons itself while selling data as a service. “As wildfires continue to increase in frequency, intensity, magnitude and duration, such technology for managing wildfires could not come soon enough,” says Fisher.

Persons: Alexander, Jared Leidich, ”, Leidich, Joshua Fisher, perimeters, Ben Miller, Riley Reid, Urban, Fisher Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Urban, Sky, Concorde, California’s Chapman University, NASA, The Colorado Center of Excellence, Technology, US Geological Survey, NASA FireSense Locations: Colorado, Fort Collins, South Dakota, Briggsdale , Colorado

☆ This remote, mystical forest has been protected for centuries. Now it’s under threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

He and most of the community believe it is their duty to protect it – and in turn, they believe the forest will protect them. In photos: The plants and animals of Naimina Enkiyio Prev NextShared landIn a shady clearing, a group of Maasai elders sit in a circle on the grass. Peter Achammer/Helicopter Charter EA Ltd.For centuries, local communities have protected the forest, but today they are facing new threats. As the culture modernizes, Maasai elders fear this will be forgotten. “We shall protect the forest so that we retain this fresh air for our communities and also everyone in the world,” he says.

Persons: CNN — Naimina, Ntirua, Obibi, ”, Nell Lewis, CNN Ntirua Koikai, Enkiyio, Mara, Rob O’Meara, Sarah, Kirk's dik, dik, Peter Achammer, Ole Koikai, Ntirua Koikai, Mbuvi Musingo, “, O’Meara, “ We’re, Josephat Olokula, sparky, you’re, “ I’m, Ntasikoi Oloimoeja, Oloimoeja Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Hansen Global, Forest Guardians, Guardians, Government, Helicopter Charter EA, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, ” Locations: “, Kenya, Nairobi, Mara, Narok

☆ Mangrove Photography Award 2024: Images show the world’s disappearing coastal forests
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A photograph of a young girl in a checked green dress against the backdrop of a churned-up sea filled with debris is the winner of the 2024 Mangrove Photography Awards. Ammar Alsayed Ahmed/Mangrove Photography AwardsIn its tenth year, the photography awards are intended to drive awareness of the beauty and fragility of mangrove forests like the Sundarbans and highlight the urgent need for their protection. This category’s winning image, taken by Dipayan Bose in India, shows a man standing in his flooded home; other commended images depict urban development encroaching on mangrove forests, and pollution ranging from fishing nets to toxic chemicals. Nicholas Alexander Hess/Mangrove Photography AwardsOther categories celebrate the beauty of mangroves, with stunning aerial images of mangrove forests lining turquoise channels, and shots of amazing wildlife that lives within these ecosystems. “We hope the photography awards can help connect people to mangrove forests and their conservation, by exciting them about the diversity of life found within them,” said Thom.

Persons: Supratim Bhattacharjee, ” Leo Thom, Ammar Alsayed Ahmed, ”, Thom, Dipayan Bose, Nicholas Alexander Hess, Australia’s Nicholas Alexander Hess, Hess, “ Organizations: CNN, Initiative, IUCN Locations: Bengal, India, Al Dhafra, United Arab Emirates, Australia

☆ Wildlife forensics: how recreating animal crime scenes could help catch poachers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Across the world, wildlife crimes – including animal trafficking and poaching – are on the rise and are a major threat to the planet’s biodiversity. Often, he says, wildlife crimes happen in remote areas without witnesses and first responders can accidentally disrupt the scene and contaminate evidence. Once the crime scene has been investigated, the students are taught how to chemically analyze the evidence at an on-site laboratory. “We have so many poachers that have walked free in court because rangers didn’t collect enough evidence. In the first quarter of this year, IFAW reported 32 wildlife crime cases being presented in court and 24 people accused of wildlife crimes awaiting prosecution.

Persons: Greg Simpson, isn’t, “, ”, Jo Munnik, Phil Snijman, ” Mkhabela, IFAW, Kevin Pretorius, Simpson Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Wildlife Forensics Academy, WFA, CSI, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Kenya Wildlife Service, Green Law Foundation, High Locations: Cape Town , South Africa, Africa, South Africa, KwaZulu, Natal, iMfolozi, Greater Kruger, “, Malawi, Botswana

☆ South Sudan is home to ‘world’s largest land mammal migration.’ War means no one knows about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Antelopes, hundreds of thousands of them, are crossing the savannas of South Sudan. But a report published today estimates that South Sudan is home to the largest known migration of land mammals on Earth. South Sudan, a country in central Africa, has a varied landscape, from rainforests to lush savannas and swamplands fed by the Nile River (pictured). Marcus Westberg He suspects that the migration’s survival and growth is likely to be linked to the decades of war South Sudan has suffered. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war.

Persons: Marcus Westberg, Mike Fay, ”, Steve Boyes, South Sudan Fay, He’s, “ It’s, Jigar, Fay, ” Fay, “, you’ve, We’ve, “ We’ve, Boyes, Salva Kiir Mayardit Organizations: CNN, Initiative, African Parks, African Parks Network, Parks Network, United Nations, Parks, Rolex, Ministry of Wildlife Locations: South Sudan, Sudan, Africa, African, Ethiopia, South Sudan’s, Juba, “, Tanzania

☆ Earth Photo 2024: Striking images show how our planet is changing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. CNN —A photograph of a solitary man walking along terraces in China, rust-red rivers in Alaska and a gargantuan western red cedar are among the winning images of the Earth Photo 2024 competition. More than 1,900 images and videos were submitted to this year’s competition by photographers and filmmakers from all over the world. “Bringing us closer to landscapes, wildlife and communities from across the planet in this way sparks new conversations and reflections.

Persons: –, Parker Harris –, Jean, Marc Caimi, Valentina Piccinni, ”, Francesco Verri, ” Louise Fedotov, Clements, “, Jennifer Adler’s, Marc Lathuillière, Mike Seddon, Fedotov Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Forestry England, Royal Geographic Society, Geographical Society, Photoworks, Forestry Locations: China, Alaska, Jean, Colombia, Forestry England

☆ Dakhla Atlantic Port: How a small, windy city could become a gateway for trade
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Spanning 1,650 hectares, the complex will include a trade port with an oil terminal, a fishing port and a shipyard. “We’re constructing an ecosystem,” Nisrine Iouzzi, the director of construction for the Dakhla Atlantic Port, tells CNN. Gateway to AfricaThe project is part of Morocco’s national port strategy, which aims to modernize and strengthen port infrastructure by 2030, in order to enhance its role in global supply chains. Video Ad Feedback Dakhla Atlantic Port aims to boost trade across West Africa 02:26 - Source: CNNWith the implementation of Africa’s continental free trade agreement, which aims to create a single market for goods and services, the port could encourage the processing of raw materials within the continent. “Local disputes can make developing port infrastructure and reliable logistics much more challenging,” says Mooney.

Persons: CNN —, Nisrine Iouzzi, “, ”, Mounir Houari, Houari, ” Turloch Mooney, Mooney Organizations: CNN, United, United Arab Emirates, Dakhla’s Regional Investment Center, Port, P Global Market Intelligence Locations: Western Sahara, Morocco, Tangier, Mauritania, West Africa, East, Europe, North America, South America, United Arab, Gateway, Africa, Casablanca, Tanger, Med, Agadir, West, Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sahara, ”, “

☆ UK rainforests: Photos reveal the ancient and rare woodland habitat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Lush greens, tangled wood, blurs of light – giant images of rainforests hang on the walls of a church in London. The images are not of tropical rainforests, but very rare temperate rainforest in the UK. Forest bathingVestey’s first trip to a temperate rainforest was in Devon, southwest England. Since then, Vestey estimated she has visited around 60% of the remaining temperate rainforests in the UK. They started spending more time in the ancient woodland at Cabilla, their family’s 300-acre farm on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall.

Persons: CNN —, birdsong, Joanna Vestey, “, Vestey, ”, Qing Li, “ I’m, Merlin Hanbury, Tenison, Lizzie, Hanbury, Tara Juno Rowse, I’ve Organizations: CNN, UK’s Art, University of Exeter Locations: London, Britain, Ireland, Cornwall, Scotland, Devon, England, Japan, UK’s, Afghanistan, Hanbury, Cabilla, Bodmin Moor, “, Tenison, British, Bodmin

☆ Goldman Environmental Prize: This saltwater lagoon is legally a person. Here’s why that could help it survive
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Mar Menor, Europe’s biggest saltwater lagoon, sits on the coast of southeastern Spain. Three years later, following an intense campaign, Mar Menor became the first ecosystem in Europe to be designated legal personhood rights. Today, Vicente was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize – an annual award given to six grassroots environmental leaders, each working in a different continent. Teresa Vicente, 61, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her successful campaign to grant Mar Menor legal personhood rights. “Right now, Mar Menor is in intensive care,” she says.

Persons: CNN —, Teresa Vicente, Mar Menor, Vicente, Jose Guerrero, “, ”, Jose Miguel Fernandez, Menor Organizations: CNN, University of Murcia, Goldman, Mar, Goldman Environmental, University of Reading’s Centre of Justice, AFP Locations: Spain, Europe, AFP, Murcia, Colombia, New, Whanganui, Spain’s

☆ Images of Malaysian wild cats you’ve probably never heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It is most famous for its tiger population, but eight other species of wild cats also roam, such as the clouded leopard, the bay cat, and the flat-headed cat. Sebastian Kennerknecht/PantheraThese wild cats are notoriously elusive and, besides the tiger, understudied. Despite this, almost all Malaysia’s cat species are classified as endangered, vulnerable or near threatened, due to habitat loss, poaching and climate change. Roshan Guharajan, project coordinator for Panthera Malaysia, focuses on the Malaysian region of the island of Borneo, which is home to five species of wild cat. By monitoring the different species, Panthera is hoping to gather information on population sizes, range estimates and the threats that they face.

Persons: Sebastian Kennerknecht, Roshan Guharajan, ”, Guharajan Organizations: CNN, Malayan, IUCN, Malaysia, Global Forest Watch Locations: Sabah, Borneo, Malaysian, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Asia

☆ How tiger sharks wearing cameras revealed the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The largest apex predator in the tropical seas, tiger sharks are notoriously fierce. But in The Bahamas, tiger sharks have taken on a rather less ferocious role, as assistants to marine scientists. The data they collected revealed what is the world’s largest known seagrass ecosystem, an area of up to 92,000 square kilometers (35,000 square miles) in the Bahamas. Tiger sharks with cameras helped scientists to map the world's largest known seagrass ecosystem. It would never be possible as humans, or as tiger sharks, to do the entire exclusive economic zone of The Bahamas.

Persons: Austin Gallagher, we’ve, let’s Organizations: CNN Locations: The Bahamas, Bahamas

☆ British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024: The winning images
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The image, taken by Ryan Stalker, was chosen as the grand prize winner for the 2024 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA). Seventeen-year-old Max Wood won the title of young British wildlife photographer of the year with this image of a coot running across a lake at sunrise. Max Wood/British Wildlife Photography AwardsRaising environmental awareness is a key motivation for the prize. The young British photographer category, supported by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), encourages young people to engage with nature early. “We hope these images showcase to those around the UK and the world what we still have to hold onto and inspire people — particularly youngsters — to fight to protect our British nature.”

Persons: Ryan Stalker, ”, Will Nicholls, Max Wood, Jamie Smart, ” Nicholls, — Organizations: CNN, CNN —, Wildlife, Royal Society for Locations: Britain, Dorset, ”, British, Surrey

☆ Idris Elba explains why he doesn’t watch ‘The Wire’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Nell Lewis | Eoin Mcsweeney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sherbro Island is known for its pristine beaches that are a nesting ground for green sea turtles. The actor was brought up in London, but his mom is from Ghana and his dad from Sierra Leone. Elba: First of all, it’s a beautiful little island off the coast of Sierra Leone. And Sherbro Island used to historically be the point of no return in the slave trade. It was where England had their capital city of Sierra Leone [when it was a colony], in a city called Bonthe, which is still there.

Persons: Idris Elba, Stringer Bell, John Luther, Elba, CNN’s Becky Anderson, It’s, Siaka Stevens, I’ve, CNN's Becky Anderson, Alexa Fogel, they’re, –, ” It’s, Luther, “, I’m Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN —, Sherbro Alliance Partners, CNN, Sherbro, Partners, CNN CNN Locations: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi CNN — British, Sierra Leone, Sherbro, Elba, London, Ghana, Chicago, England, Africa, New York, Baltimore, East London, United States, Hollywood, America

☆ South African innovator’s medicine-dispensing lockers win prestigious prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —A South African entrepreneur who designed a smart locker system that improves access to healthcare has won a major award for African engineering. In June, the usual iteration of the Africa Prize will also go ahead, during which four finalists will battle it out for a £25,000 ($31,600) prize. “There isn’t enough funding available for African startups,” she tells CNN. “We don’t want all the funding to come in the form of grants, as we see in the Africa Prize. We want investors to start to believe that they can also make money by investing in African startups.

Persons: Pelebox, King Charles III’s, Anne, James Oatway, Royal Academy of Engineering Hutiri, ’, ”, Aisha Raheem, Farmz2U, Samuel Njuguna, Rebecca Enonchong, It’s, That’s, “ Organizations: London CNN, UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering, Africa, Engineering Innovation, Academy, SMS, Royal Academy of Engineering, “, CNN, Chura, The Academy Locations: African, London, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Africa, Nigerian, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt

☆ Why scientists are killing millions of Chinese mitten crabs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Named after the dense mats of hair on their front claws, Chinese mitten crabs are intimidating creatures. Scientists across the continent are looking for ways to reduce the mitten crab population, and in doing so protect the native ecosystems being destroyed by the invasive species. Schoelynck says that scientists in Europe have reported crabs that are a hybrid of both the Chinese and Japanese species of mitten crabs. While mitten crabs are a seasonal delicacy in China, Schoelynck says that they have little meat and therefore aren’t popular in the European market. However, the crabs collected in one of the Belgium traps go to a local zoo to be used as animal feed, he says.

Persons: CNN —, It’s, “ Clancy, ”, Jonas Schoelynck, Van Loon, Schoelynck, Björn Suckow, Alfred Wegener, Clancy, Heleen, Suckow Organizations: CNN, University of Antwerp, Flanders Environment Agency, EU, Alfred, Alfred Wegener Institute Locations: Europe, Bremen, Germany, Asia, Flanders, Belgium, France, Sweden, It’s, Lier, Belgian, China

☆ Close-up Photographer of the Year: Images show the hidden wonders of nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Mesmerizing photos of ants firing acid, a shrimp floating over a rainbow-colored mosaic sea star, and a butterfly peering in at a wedding party are among the winning images of the Close-up Photographer of the Year 2023 competition. The contest, in its fifth year, celebrates micro and macro photography, striving to show the hidden wonders of the natural world, from microscopic fungi to majestic animals. Micro is the term used for taking photos of tiny subjects that require magnification, while macro involves capturing close-up images of larger subjects. The title of young close-up photographer of the year went to 17-year-old Spaniard Carlos Pérez Naval for his image of a Moorish gecko on a wall covered with pyrolusite crystals. While many other photo awards feature close-up categories, they believed there was a need for an entire competition dedicated to macro and micro photography.

Persons: Tracy Calder, ”, Csaba Daróczi, Carlos Pérez, “, –, Calder, Daniel, “ There’s Organizations: CNN Locations: Hungarian, Calamacha, Spain

☆ Photographs show the dramatic transformation of San Francisco’s salt ponds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But these shades are not mixed on a palette, they are unfiltered snapshots of San Francisco Bay’s salt ponds. Barbara BoissevainAlthough perhaps less photogenic, the shift is a positive sign, says Dave Halsing, executive project manager of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project. Today, Cargill still operates 12,000 acres of salt ponds, capable of crystallizing half a million tons of sea salt each year. She remembers visiting the salt ponds for the first time during a science class in third grade. She started by going up in the air once a year to photograph the salt ponds.

Persons: CNN — Barbara Boissevain’s, Mark Rothko, Dunaliella, Barbara Boissevain, Dave Halsing, ”, Boissevain, “, David Maisel Organizations: CNN, Cargill, Menlo Park, Meta, Facebook, Kehrer Verlag, San Jose State University Locations: Francisco, Salt, Manhattan, Dunaliella salina, Silicon, Menlo, Ravenswood Ponds

☆ De Winton’s golden mole rediscovered after nearly 100 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A blind golden mole that glides through sand has been rediscovered in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts feared it had gone extinct. A beach in the northwest of South Africa where De Winton's golden moles are living. The challenge was pinpointing if De Winton’s golden mole was one of them. Common species, such as Cape golden mole and Grant’s golden mole were easily identifiable, but since there was only one De Winton’s golden mole reference DNA available, the team could not confidently identify it. De Winton’s golden mole is the 11th of its “most-wanted lost species” rediscovered since the program launched in 2017.

Persons: CNN —, JP Le Roux, eDNA, De, ”, Samantha Mynhardt, Jessie –, Nicky Souness, Cobus Theron, Christina Biggs, “, Theron Organizations: CNN, Wildlife Trust, University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University, EWT Locations: South Africa, Port Nolloth, Cape

☆ Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023: Images of flood, drought and plastic pollution
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

All three scenes were among the winning images of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 competition, and all three were taken in Bangladesh. The country is one of the most vulnerable to climate change in the world, ranking seventh on the latest Global Climate Risk Index, based on data from 2000 to 2019. It’s prone to cyclones, tornadoes and floods, and it is estimated that by 2050, one in every seven people in Bangladesh will be displaced by climate change. He adds that this year’s competition saw entries from other regions also severely threatened by climate change, such as India, West Bengal, Antarctica and Argentina. With the image, he wants to communicate the impact of plastic pollution and hopes that when people see it, they might realize the consequence of throwing away plastic and change their behavior.

Persons: It’s, Hossain, ”, Solayman Hossain, Sam Sutaria, Apu, Sutaria Organizations: CNN, Chartered Institution of Water, Environmental Management, Nikon Locations: floodwater, Bangladesh, Rivers, Kushtia, India, West Bengal, Antarctica, Argentina, Dhaka

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