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Beneath Italian seas

July 06, 2006

I am a marine biologist from New Zealand - the other side of the world – about as far from Italy as is possible on the planet. Italy’s latitude north is about the same as New Zealand’s latitude south. I see some parallels with that part of the world, as well as some contrasts. I have wide experience of the marine ecology of New Zealand, particularly northern New Zealand which is close to the water temperature range of Italy. My experience of Italy, however, is very limited. I have carried out only seven dives along the west coast of Italy and some of its offshore islands, from the north near Genoa, to the southeastern tip of Italy at Cape St. Maria di Leuca. So although my Italian experience is very limited, it covers almost the full latitudinal range available.

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Destruction at co[a]sts

July 04, 2006

The coastline has no one to protect it As every year, Greenpeace is again publishing its diagnostic about the situation of the coastline. One more year we travelled along the 8,000 kilometres of the Spanish coast point by point; we compiled and analysed the information published throughout the whole year and have studied dozens of cases. The facts do not show big changes to the actual situation in relation to previous years. Between general sorrow and lack of political action to protect it, the coastline continues to slip through our hands.

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Marine reserves for the Mediterranean Sea

June 15, 2006

This Greenpeace report sets out the argument for the urgent establishment of a network of marine reserves across the Mediterranean Sea to safeguard its productivity, its marine life and its ecosystems for the many millions of people who rely on it for their health and well being - now and in the future.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Where have all the tuna gone?

June 15, 2006

The fishery for bluefin tuna is one of the most valuable in the Mediterranean. In ancient Rome, tuna fishing and salting were two of the empire's most stable industries. Today, however, virtually all bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean are exported to Japan and the fish stocks themselves are anything but stable. The threats to the bluefin tuna are driven by over fishing, tuna ranching and the high market demand for one of the most valuable species of tuna worldwide. The facts are sobering. In short, the commercial extinction of bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean Sea is just around the corner.

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Greenpeace Spain Magazine - Mediterranean story

October 15, 2005

Article about the state of the Mediterranean sea. Published in the Spanish Greenpeace magazine in October 2005.

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The Grenepeace Report for Solar Energy in Israel

July 31, 2005

This report provides an initial evaluation of the economic impact of the rapid development of solar energy sources in Israel. It concludes that the net benefit for the country from a large-scale solar energy deployment is evaluated conservatively at $1.8 to $2.7 billion.

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