"Carla leads a fight in flood-damaged Valencia where climate change and tourism threaten turtles along Spain's coastline. Carla grew up witnessing her father's fight to protect Valencia's fragile beach ecosystems. Now, as climate change warms the Mediterranean, sea turtles driven by rising sea temperatures have begun arriving to lay their eggs on her city's shoreline. But the beaches they rely on are under threat."
"Mass tourism, unchecked development, and the recent floods are eroding these vital habitats. At 27, Carla is an environmental lawyer and conservationist who works with her father to restore the beaches and protect turtle nests, knowing the species' survival depends on their efforts. After the catastrophic 2024 floods, Carla rallies her community to act fast to restore Valencia's coastline. With turtle nesting coinciding with peak tourism, Carla urgently needs volunteers to protect each nest and time is running out."
Carla leads community efforts to restore flood-damaged beaches in Valencia and protect newly arriving sea turtles driven by warming Mediterranean waters. She grew up watching her father's efforts to safeguard fragile beach ecosystems and now works with him as a 27-year-old environmental lawyer and conservationist. Mass tourism, unchecked development, and recent catastrophic floods are eroding nesting habitats, and rising sea temperatures have prompted turtles to lay eggs on the city's shoreline. After the 2024 floods, Carla rallies volunteers to restore the coastline and protect each nest amid peak tourism, creating an urgent race against time to ensure species survival.
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