Southern Brazil’s shrimp explosion, Paris chooses parks over cars, historic female boardroom quota in Germany
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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at the return of shrimp and other marine life to a newly-protected area of Southern Brazil’s oceans, an innovative new scheme in Paris to remove 60,000 car parking spaces, and Germany’s attempt to close the gender gap in senior management positions.
AI is making commercial fishing more sustainable and environmentally responsible
SmartFish H2020, led by Norwegian company SINTEF Ocean, is partnering with fishing companies, tech suppliers and universities to design equipment to reduce the industry’s impact on marine life.
Kenyan villagers have developed a sustainable alternative to charcoal
Eco-charcoal is cheaper, greener and lasts a lot longer than its traditional alternative, and enables the women to conserve their local forests whilst empowering them to earn their own money.