In the Manatee VCC we are working together to better understand manatees and the threats they are exposed to. We want to ensure that conflicts between human activities and these large herbivores are minimal. Manatees live in shallow, marshy coastal areas and rivers, and there are many possibilities of conflicts between these great animals and humans. We want to ensure that manatees have sufficient habitats in Florida and beyond and are not too much impacted by human activities.
If you would like to join us in our efforts, please sign up as a member of this VCC.
[Apr. 21, 2026] SlaveryToday VCC opened: The "Fighting Modern Slavery VCC" has been initialized and is open now.
[Apr. 19, 2026] Earth Energy Imbalance is Increasing Rapidly: Finally the extreme increase in the Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) is slowly starting to make headlines - far too late, though. The article “ What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?” by Jonathan Watts published in the Guardian explains some of the basics. Importantly, the EEI double within only 13 years. In another article by Watts also in the Guardian and titled “ Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high” the author points out that the World Meteorological Organization warned that Earth is struggling with a record energy imbalance, which is warming the oceans to unprecedented levels, making weather more extreme and threatening health and food supplies. Considering that Earth is more like a pool house with a very large pool than a greenhouse, the ocean is only delaying the heating of the atmosphere but not preventing it.
