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“We depend on the oceans for oxygen, the oceans that sharks control. If we lose sharks, we’ll disrupt the oxygen we need to breathe.”
– Rob Stewart (below, with shark tooth), creator of Sharkwater, the award-winning marine conservation documentary. Statistics show a 90% fall in the number of predatory fish globally, including a drop in the number of sharks in the Gulf of Thailand. How can you help? Say no to Sharks’ Fin Soup, an Asian delicacy that is responsible for the poaching of 
one of the oldest species on Earth.
225,500 km2
of Thailand is dedicated to growing organic crops. According to Green Net statistics, the kingdom had 140,939 rai of organic crops in 2006. The amount of land devoted to growing pesticide-free crops has increased sharply from about 10,524 rai, (16,840km2) as reported in 2000. To fi nd out more about Sukhothai’s organic rice cultivation, read Rice and Shine.
GREEN NEWS ONLINE
Passionate about the environment? Link up with like minds on connect2earTh(www.connect2earth.org), a website run by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) with support from Nokia, that brings planet-lovers together to share video, photos, information and opinions on all things environmentally and socially responsible.
Post your images of the orphanage you visited in Cambodia, or call for donations to the gibbon protection programme in Thailand and any ideas on how we can all become more eco-friendly. A panel will select the best entries and bring them up for discussion at the IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Barcelona this October.
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