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LowTide 2007 takes place on Saturday 17th May


22/05/06 Press Release LowTide 2006 - Saturday 27 May
Celebrating One Tide, on One day, because "WE ALL LIVE DOWNSTREAM"

This year LowTide events are occurring at 12 different sites around the UK, while in Holland our Dutch sister organisation are joining us with 7 sites taking part. We welcome back the Canadian west coast site of Cowichan Bay.

People will have the opportunity not only to experience the wonder, beauty and fascination of what lies just out of sight at the end of the beach but also to draw attention to the fragility of the inter-tidal environment.

LowTide is organised locally but coordinated by the River Ocean Foundation, a Brighton-based environmental charity which champions sustainable coasts and seas (see editors notes).

How we manage and plan the future of our precious coastline will be a major focus for regional and local populations. Development, whilst necessary, can be sustainable or inappropriate. Local events such as LowTide offer a platform for debate and discussion about how we prioritise coastal management and the legacy we will leave the next generation.

A listing of LowTide 2006 sites can be found on the riverOcean web site at www.riverocean.org.uk.

Note to editors: The River Ocean Foundation exists to promote sustainable use of rivers and seas. Our aims are: "
  • To facilitate learning, increase awareness of all aspects of the water environment, and promote a holistic understanding of water systems.
  • To make links between, and build partnerships with, other organisations and individuals working for positive environmental (including social) change.
  • To make our work accessible and relevant to all members of the community (including people of colour, 'older' people, and people w/ learning difficulties &/or physical disabilities).
  • To make links between disciplines, both within and between the arts & sciences.
  • To gather, and make available, accessible information.


    Radio, press and television interviews are welcomed. Contact Clive Pepe 07721 046213 info@riverocean.org.uk riverOcean, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG

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The UK government's leading scientist says levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere already represent a danger. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3737160.stm

Graph of Global Temperature Record from the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/info/warming/

University of Leicester geologist Jan Zalasiewicz heads a group of eminent geologists which has just published a paper in The Guardian outlining its belief that the world is under serious threat of environmental destruction.
http://ebulletin.le.ac.uk/features/2000-2009/2004/12/nparticle-vkt-hgf-t4c

Michael McCarthy is environment editor of The
Independent and has written a frightening summary of the recent Exeter Climate Change conference
http://www.gci.org.uk/articles/Tablet.pdf

Media reports about the findings of a massive new United Nations-sponsored study have been decidedly grim, but buried beneath the avalanche of bad news is a message of hope. By David Suzuki, award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster from Canada
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx

Massive Ocean Conservation Search Engine and Portal
http://www.oceanconserve.info/

A pertinent article about Climate Change and fuel levies by award winning author Bill McKibben
http://www.oriononline.org/pages/om/05-2om/McKibben.html

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