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Half of the oxygen that sustains life on Earth is produced in the ocean…

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, education, learning, nature, ocean, Science

algae, Environment, food web, marine, ocean, Ocean Science, oxygen, Pelican of London, Plankton, Sail Training Ireland, Seas Your Future, seaweed

Once more, I joined the sail training tall ship Pelican of London for STEM at SEA education voyages with Sail Training Ireland youngsters on board. We have a little more time than usual in Dublin and we make the best of the glorious sunshine with some science on the beach…

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Posted on May 24, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, conservation, education, learning, nature, ocean, pollution, Science, technology

atmosphere, carbon dioxide, Cetaceans, climate change, clouds, conservation, Dolphins, Environment, Globe Observer, NASA, ocean acidification, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, pinnipeds, Sail Training Ireland, Seas Your Future, Seawatch Foundation

Now here is a thought: Fishy breath, trampling and carnage are good things (in the right context).

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Posted on May 9, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, conservation, nature, ocean, Science, Sustainability, Uncategorized

abundance, algae, atmosphere, biodiversity, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon dioxide, cetacean, climate change, climate crisis, climate regulation, conservation, deep sea, ecology, ecosystem, Environment, food web, herbivores, mammals, oceanography, predator, regulation, resilience, sea-level, seaweed, STEAM, STEM, zooplankton

A new treaty to protect the oceans has been agreed upon by the United Nations after more than a decade of negations and a marathon of talks in the last few days. If ratification can be achieved, the UN High Seas Treaty will designate 30 percent of the world’s oceans as protected areas and in highly polarised times, bridging major divides brings hope.

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Posted on March 6, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, ocean, Sustainability

climate change, ecosystem, ecosystem services, entanglement, Environment, fishing gear, ghost net, High Seas Treaty, litter, marine plastic, ocean literacy, ocean noise, Ocean Science, overfishing, Pelican of London, pinniped, Plastic Pollution, pollution, sail training, seabird, seal, Seas Your Future, services, shark, ship strikes, shipping, sonar, toxin, turtle, United Nations, whale

I recently travelled in the Caribbean for Seas Your Future and here is my attempt to figure out my additional carbon footprint of this trip.

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Posted on January 31, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

Carbon Offset, climate change, learning, personal development, sail training, sailing, Science, Sustainability

aviation, carbon dioxide equivalent, climate change, cruise ship, Earthly, Environment, footprint, Ocean Science, peat forest, Pelican of London, pollution, Seas Your Future, seaweed farming, travel, yachting

For many decades, we’ve released too much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and for some decades, scientists have developed and tested geoengineering solutions for the consequences of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.

Today, the online version of Science reported yet another approach…that once more shows that there is nothing such as a free lunch.

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Posted on January 15, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

Carbon Offset, climate change, conservation, engineering, learning, nature, pollution, Science, Sustainability, technology

alkalinity, calcification, carbon, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, climate change, geoengineering, greenhouse gas, IRONEX, mitigation, ocean acidification, Ocean Science, photosynthesis

As scientist I spent many years finding out how human activity (in my case, metal mining) affects soil, water and organisms, how pollutants move and change in the environment, where they finish up.

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Posted on November 24, 2022 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, nature, pollution, Science, Sustainability

climate action, climate change negotiation, COP27, Environment, loss and damage, New Scientist

‘Time for Geography‘ provides a series of educational resources aimed at a GCSE to undergraduate audience, which are also suitable for the general interested public. Even if you, as I am, keeping up to date with current environmental issues, there is always something to learn or terminology to be reminded of….

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Posted on October 25, 2022 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

Antarctica, Arctic, climate change, education, learning, nature, Science

Environment, geography, glacier, ice, mass balance, Time for Geography