The media and people tend to focus on bad environmental news (and there is plenty), but 2023 saw some excellent strides in climate and nature. The BBC’s Future Planet Team look at nine of them. (Image: Creative Commons)
Scientists struggle to clean up ocean garbage patches
Plastics, which do not biodegrade, are a scourge on the oceans. Currents have concentrated millions of tons of waste into giant “garbage patches.” Scientists are working to restore our oceans, the BBC reports. (Photo: NOAA)
Two-fifths of plants risk extinction, report says
Thousands of plants, many of which certainly contain elements for healing medicines or nourishing food, are in danger of extinction from climate change and habitat loss, says the U.K.’s Royal Botanic Gardens. The study calls for plant conservation and stepped up research to identify plants before its too late. The BBC reports. (Photo: U.S. Forest […]
