Life below water

The need to increase awareness for marine plastic pollution is something that is deeply felt by graphic designer, Christian Waters.

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Baby Sea Turtle

French duo Paul Ressencourt and Simon Roche, or Murmure, highlight the nefarious nature of a commonplace object in their latest project that explores the human impact on the environment. The monochromatic pieces illustrate the ubiquity of the black trash bag as it composes a whale, masks the heads of an embracing couple, and floats inContinue reading "Black Trash Bags Take Control of Animal and Human Life in ‘Garb-age’ by Murmure"

Yes, also on tiny islands we have problems with trash and people littering. I have a feeling that the tourists that come here are more concerned with the nature than the locals themselves. I see more than often that local people leave their trash on the beach, where waves will take it upon the sea and usually either a bird or turtle will eat the garbage and suffocate. It saddens me all the time, that the native people are insensitive to their island environment, the prime selling point for…

The Maldives Islands is one of the most dreamland destinations in the whole world. Who wouldn't want to enjoy the exotic nature, white sand, and the cyan water of the Indian Ocean? The Maldives is one of the most favorite places of the newlyweds as an ideal way to celebrate…

Starbucks and others moved to ban plastic straws, but much more needs to be done to slow the tide of plastic fouling oceans and corrupting the food chain.

This image has been making the rounds recently on Facebook and now has seen more than 50,000 shares and counting. It is an art piece by Indonesian digital artist Ferdi Rizkiyanto who has created se…

While cleaning up this mess in the ocean is important and, in fact plastic and micro-plastics have now been discovered in every ocean in the world, including in the Arctic ice, the truth is that we must become part of the solution by putting energy toward source reduction.