Environment
A new way of protecting coral reefs
Putting an insurance policy on naturally protective ecosystems like reefs can boost restoration and strengthen our resilience to climate change.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Oceans
Oceans
How data can heal our oceans
We have collected more data on our oceans in the past two years than in the history of the planet. How can we make the most of it?
Global
Putting a price on the Great Barrier Reef
Deloitte Access Economics has valued the Great Barrier Reef at A$56 billion, with an economic contribution of A$6.4 billion per year.
Future of Environment and Natural Resource Security
Healthy coral reefs are good for tourism – and tourism can be good for reefs
Coral reefs represent an astonishing $36 billion a year in economic value to the world. We must act now to ensure this precious resource is not lost forever.
Future of Environment and Natural Resource Security
Scientists have discovered a lost eco-system off the coast of Southern California
Paleontologists investigating the sea bed off the coast of southern California have discovered a lost ecosystem that for thousands of years had nurtured communities of scallops and shelle...
Oceans
The seafood industry must pull our oceans back from the brink
The phrases a drop in the ocean or plenty more fish in the sea expose a worldview of the oceans as an infinite, resilient resource. This needs updating. The oceans are finite, fragile and...
Sustainable Development
Discarded plastic is choking our oceans. These artists are turning it into something beautiful
These artists are raising awareness of our plastics problem by incorporating it into their work.
Oceans
Our oceans are in crisis – here are 5 things we can do to save them
The world’s oceans are choking in plastic, are fished to depletion, and warming waters melt ice caps and threaten marine life. But there is still time to save them.
Water
25 tipping points pushing our oceans past the point of no return
From pollution to melting ice and collapsing ecosystems, these our issues threatening the future of our oceans.
Sustainable Development
Millions of Africans depend on fishing. We must stop the plunder of their oceans
Illegal fishing is responsible for the loss of $1.3 billion a year in West Africa alone – but a new agreement on international fisheries transparency standards could help put a stop to th...
Sustainable Development
Millions of Africans depend on fishing. We must stop the plunder of their oceans
Illegal fishing is responsible for the loss of $1.3 billion a year in West Africa alone – but a new agreement on international fisheries transparency standards could help put a stop to th...
Sustainable Development
We have a window of opportunity to save our oceans, but it's closing fast
Seas and oceans without fish would not just be an ecological crisis. It would also be a major development setback for the millions of people who depend on healthy fisheries for livelihood...
Sustainable Development
Want to protect the oceans? Time to consider the wider world of development
The more we understand the interactions between SDGs, the better we’ll be at protecting people and the planet for generations to come.
Water
The oceans are turning into the new Wild West. This is what needs to change
Marine conservation experts are calling for the adoption of a code of conduct for ocean conservation that takes into consideration local populations.
Climate Change
This tiny pacific island is officially the most plastic-polluted place on earth
An uninhabited Pacific island thousands of miles away from the nearest city has been named as the most plastic-polluted place on earth.