May 22, 2012
Life on Earth is old. Fossil records indicate that the first simple organisms emerged about 3.8 billion years ago, and it took another 1.8 billion years for multicelled organisms to evolve. Life is also extremely diverse. Best estimates put the current number of multicelled species on Earth at about 10 million — probably the greatest number of species that has ever inhabited our planet at a given time.
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May 14, 2012
CI-Samoa’s Schannel van Dijken is currently sailing across the Pacific with the Pacific Voyagers project to raise awareness about ocean health and reconnect with his Polynesian heritage. In today’s post, he recounts a recent visit to Cocos Island off the Costa Rican coast, an important site for CI’s marine work in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape. Read his...
May 9, 2012
May 1, 2012
Aerial view of Malé, the capital of the Maldives. Photo by Shahee Ilyas (Own work).
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April 27, 2012
April 18, 2012
California has long had the reputation for being one of the U.S.’s most beautiful and environmentally-conscious states. This week, as leaders in business, government and the environmental movement gather in southern California to discuss sustainability at Fortune Brainstorm GREEN, we’re bringing you a series of blogs spotlighting the natural beauty of the California coast — seen through the eyes of photographer and...
April 17, 2012
California has long had the reputation for being one of the U.S.’s most beautiful and environmentally-conscious states. This week, as leaders in business, government and the environmental movement gather in southern California to discuss sustainability at Fortune Brainstorm GREEN, we’re bringing you a series of blogs spotlighting the natural beauty of the California coast — seen through the eyes of photographer and...
April 16, 2012
California has long had the reputation for being one of the U.S.’s most beautiful and environmentally-conscious states. This week, as leaders in business, government and the environmental movement gather in southern California to discuss sustainability at Fortune Brainstorm Green, we’re bringing you a series of blogs spotlighting the natural beauty of the California coast — seen through the eyes of photographer and...
April 10, 2012
April 6, 2012
Together with scientists from CI-Brazil, local universities, the New England Aquarium and Boston University, CI’s Les Kaufman is exploring Brazil’s Abrolhos Bank to learn more about its marine life and connection to local communities, the impact of climate change and how people can better protect the region....