Sea turtle Goody was injured after she was caught in a fishing net. Now researchers have built her a bespoke new flipper – and it’s hoped their advances will help others like her swim pro...

Douglas Broom 17 Jan 2020

Environment and Natural Resource Security

2019 was the oceans' hottest year on record

From coral bleaching and rising sea levels to increased marine heatwaves and more powerful storms, climate change is destroying our ocean ecosystems - harming people just as much as the f...

Olivia Rosane · EcoWatch 16 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

This man is installing 100 trash barriers in Bali's rivers to stop plastic pollution

Gary Bencheghib has been helping to tackle Bali’s plastic problem for 10 years. Now, he’s going to Davos to launch his latest plan to clean rivers on the island – and around the world.

Kate Whiting 13 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

This is how The Ocean Cleanup's mission to clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is going

The Ocean Cleanup has collected 60 massive plastic bags from a floating barrier in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Here’s what you need to know.

David Elliott 13 Jan 2020

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Most fish consumers support a ban on fishing endangered species, poll finds

An Ipsos survey, commissioned the by the World Economic Forum, finds more than three-quarters of the public are in favour of action to protect endangered fish stocks.

Joe Myers 06 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

The ocean is teeming with microplastic – a million times more than we thought, suggests new research

A new study finds there could be a million times more tiny plastic pieces in the ocean than we thought, and they might be infiltrating the food chain.

Johnny Wood 13 Dec 2019

Climate Change

This Pacific island has banned fishing to allow the marine ecosystem to recover

Palau has been practising "bul" for centuries – and now it’s the philosophy behind its huge new protected marine area.

Kate Whiting 11 Dec 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

The women of this country have found an innovative way to fight climate change

Planting mangrove trees on the shores of Vietnam is helping protect against global warming – and also sowing the seeds of female empowerment.

Jessica Wapner · Mosaic Science 04 Dec 2019

Oceans

This Scottish startup is helping farmers grow plants with sea water

Seawater Solutions is using saltmarshes to grow salt-resistant plants like samphire, which is growing from gourmet garnish to mainstream meal.

Stuart McDill · Reuters 03 Dec 2019

Sustainable Development

The massive impact of climate change on your food production sources

If emissions continue to rise, by 2100 over 7.2 billion people will be exposed to food shortages.

Thin Lei Win · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 02 Dec 2019

Climate Change

As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians pay high price to shield homes

From using windows as doors to being able to swim in the living room, citizens of Java are struggling to protect their homes for increased flooding year after year.

Willy Kurniawan · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 02 Dec 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Whales are vital to curb climate change - this is the reason why

Scientists have discovered that whales play a significant role in carbon capture - and now the International Monetary Fund has put a value on how much they're worth to us. This is why, sa...

Katharine Rooney 29 Nov 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This university student created a plastic alternative out of fish waste

A groundbreaking alternative to plastic, MarinaTex, has been created by university student Lucy Hughes and has received financial backing from James Dyson.

Stuart McDill · Reuters 18 Nov 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Kenya's new high-tech plan to protecting its environment

In order to protect its fishing and logging communities, Kenya is issuing ID cards to individuals to curb illegal fishing and destruction of forests.

Hannah McNeish · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 15 Nov 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The water where baby fish are outnumbered 7 to 1 by plastic

Small plastic particles are more prevalent in ocean 'slicks' where baby fish feed and grow - that means more plastic is getting into the ocean food chain.

Johnny Wood 15 Nov 2019

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Oceans

How one injured turtle can swim freely again thanks to a unique prosthetic limb

2019 was the oceans' hottest year on record

This man is installing 100 trash barriers in Bali's rivers to stop plastic pollution

This is how The Ocean Cleanup's mission to clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is going

Most fish consumers support a ban on fishing endangered species, poll finds

The ocean is teeming with microplastic – a million times more than we thought, suggests new research

This Pacific island has banned fishing to allow the marine ecosystem to recover

The women of this country have found an innovative way to fight climate change

This Scottish startup is helping farmers grow plants with sea water

The massive impact of climate change on your food production sources

As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians pay high price to shield homes

Whales are vital to curb climate change - this is the reason why

This university student created a plastic alternative out of fish waste

Kenya's new high-tech plan to protecting its environment

The water where baby fish are outnumbered 7 to 1 by plastic

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