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Be inspired by a new generation! "How are you creating a protected planet?" The Pushing Boundaries Challenge has been launched and is asking this question to really showcase the amazing work of young people around the world, to support, enhance and further protected areas!

This international Challenge is designed to provide an outlet for passion and creativity that highlights how young people are using inspiring and innovative solutions to keep our world wild and protected.

The Challenge is accepting entries that range from local to global in scope, encompassing diverse forms of protected areas, and will be evaluated by an international team of judges on impact, creativity, innovation and its ability to be replicated. Antarctic marine life atlas launched to inform conservation debate

A new atlas, providing the most thorough audit of marine life in the Southern Ocean, is to be published to inform future decisions about conservation and marine protected areas in the region.

The atlas, published by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, saw leading marine biologists and oceanographers from all over the world collaborate to compile everything they know about ocean species, from microbes to whales. The last time such an effort was undertaken was in 1969.

Over 9,000 species are recorded in the publication, which also looks at the possible impact of climate change on marine life in the Antarctic. Read more.... 
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