Marine Sustainability questions how we as human societies can live within the environmental limits. Exponential growth and the pressure of human activities on the ocean is destabilising critical ecosystems and causing irreversible change, with catastrophic consequences for human wellbeing. Wider sustainability issues are exemplified in coastal and marine systems, where social and environmental change is rapid and difficult to quantify. In our articles we attempt to unpack how emerging challenges in coastal communities, especially those of Cornwall, can be tackled through transdiscplinary insights from research curated from across a broad spectrm of scientific and lay sources.
Ghost fishing UK, a leading charity removing lost and abandoned fishing gear, was called onto the scene when a large trawl net was reported to be entangled on the wreck of the Glen Strathallan.
Project One Wave kicked off in May 2025 with a beach clean mission organised by Seashell and The Captain Paul Watson Foundation. The Behaviour Change Cornwall team and 30 other volunteers were handpicked for their experience, passion, and expertise, all with different skills, stories, and reasons for being there—but all united by one mission: to protect our ocean.
Having trouble finding a sustainable gifts this Christmas? Whether you are looking for environmentally gifts for him or her we have something for everyone.
This article looks at the origin and invention of plastic and how plastic production turned into plastic pollution - history of plastic timeline
It can take between 4–5 hours for a skilled withy pot maker to create a full-size working pot, although historically makers’ have been known to work together, with one person…
In our latest ocean plastic recovery mission we set out along a Cornwall's northernmost coast from Boscastle to Bude tackling beach clean ups amidst the weather, wind and wave hewn coast.All…
In-between our recovery and recycling of our ocean plastics we've had the chance to collaborate with the amazing people at Ghost Fishing UK, to turn some of their finds into treasure!…
Looe town at times is the Venice of the West: knee-deep in water which rises from sandy foundations beneath the streets, emerging from storm drains designed to take water away…
World Oceans Day reminds everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our Planet and a major source of food and medicine and a critical part of the biosphere. Join Behaviour Change Cornwall in celebrating world oceans day.
Lets start with the virus. Viruses are often seen as the evil bad guys, trying to thwart life at every turn - their name comes from the Latin vīrus referring to poison and other noxious liquids. In reality however viruses actually do a lot for us and our world and despite being often defined as ‘disease-causing agents’ (as bacteria first were).