Large-scale conservation project to restore marine environments in Australia's Sydney Harbour

STORY: Large-scale conservation project to restore marine environments in Australia's Sydney Harbour DATELINE: August 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of sea environment (Source: Environment NSW)various of Sydneyvarious of divers working in ocean STORYLINE: The government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has announced a 9.1 million Australian dollars (about 6.28 million U.S. dollars) initiative, which will seek to restore kelp forests and sea horse populations to the iconic Sydney Harbour. The investment would be delivered across three projects including installing living seawalls and replanting seagrass meadows and kelp forests, conducting a census of penguin populations that inhabit the harbour and assessing the habitat of seals in the harbour. More than 85 percent of people in NSW live within 50 km of the coast, and as such more than 50 percent of Sydney Harbour's shoreline is occupied by urban structures, and more than 142,0

KASHMIR-JAMMU-PADDY SAPLING-FARMING

KASHMIR-JAMMU-PADDY SAPLING-FARMING

(220601) -- JAMMU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer pulls out paddy saplings before replanting them to another field on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 1, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People cut reeds as high as 3 meters for roof thatching at the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, around 10 years after an earthquake-triggered tsunami that flooded the area. Reeds have begun to grow again in around 60 percent of a 180-hectare area thanks to replanting by volunteers.

10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

10 years after March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People cut reeds as high as 3 meters for roof thatching at the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 13, 2021, around 10 years after an earthquake-triggered tsunami that flooded the area. Reeds have begun to grow again in around 60 percent of a 180-hectare area thanks to replanting by volunteers.

Pine tree replanting project starts in tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

Pine tree replanting project starts in tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

People plant pine tree saplings on May 27, 2017, on the coast of the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata, which was destroyed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. A total of around 40,000 pine trees are expected to be planted on the coast of the city, where around 70,000 pine trees stood before a massive tsunami wiped out all but one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pine tree replanting project starts in tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

Pine tree replanting project starts in tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

People plant pine tree saplings on May 27, 2017, on the coast of the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata, which was destroyed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. A total of around 40,000 pine trees are expected to be planted on the coast of the city, where around 70,000 pine trees stood before a massive tsunami wiped out all but one. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo