The rising demand for shark fin soup poses a dilemma, says Geetha Kanniah, 17, a Correspondent from Malaysia. It means more income for local fishermen, but threatens sharks and the marine ecosystem. My favorite animal is the shark. Its elegance as it darts through the water with a robust build is what makes it so …
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Coral reefs are known for their exotic colour but adverse ocean conditions are bleaching the coral, writes Janine Wan, 16, a Commonwealth Correspondent based in Melbourne, Australia. She explains that the damage is far-reaching. Coral Bleaching is the phenomenon of corals losing their colour, usually caused by a drastic change in the reef environment. This issue …
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Environmental activists around the world recently marked Earth Day 2016, but as Harnoor Gill, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Georgetown in Canada writes, the day can be marked in many ways throughout the year. Each year, April 22nd marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970 known as Earth Day. …