In this episode of Pelecanus NEWS we get you caught up on news stories: Protected Areas, Climate Health, and COVI-19 updates
Protected Areas
· Seychelles creates a marine reserve twice the size of Great Britain
o https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/seychelles-extends-protection-to-marine-area-twice-the-size-of-great-britain/
Climate Health
· Savannah, Georgia commits to 100% green energy by 2050
o https://climaterealityproject.org/press/savannah-georgia-commits-100-percent-clean-renewable-energy
· Earth’s Ozone layer is finally healing
o https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ozone-layer-is-healing-and-that-s-good-news-for
· Court reinstates limits on potent climate-polluting refrigerants
o https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/victory-court-reinstates-limits-potent-climate-polluting-refrigerants
COVID-19 updates
· With humans under lockdown, thousands of Olive Ridley Turtles get to peacefully nest in India’s Odisha beaches
o https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/environment/with-humans-under-lockdown-8-lakh-olive-ridley-turtles-get-to-peacefully-nest-on-odisha-coast-509372.html
· With zoo closed to visitors, pandas finally bang after 10 years
o https://shanghai.ist/2020/04/07/with-zoo-closed-to-visitors-pandas-finally-bang-after-10-years/
