As Cambodia attempts to tackle the waves of plastic that pollutes its oceans, this is what a cafe owner is doing to support the growing sustainability movement.

Chantha Lach and Yiming Woo · Reuters 18 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Fashion's hot new trend: clothes you don't need to wash (very often)

We’ve been conditioned to think we need to wash our clothes after every wear – we don’t.

Charlotte Edmond 17 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

A 550 km-long mass of rotting seaweed is heading for Mexico's pristine beaches

The huge bloom of sargassum algae is causing big issues for the country’s tourism industry.

Sean Fleming 08 Jul 2019

Climate Change

The ocean’s ability to absorb harmful C02 fluctuates over time, study finds

New research shows that the oceans were able to process CO2 faster in the 2000s than they are today, with a number of factors effecting its ability to process the natural emission.

Sonia Fernandez · Futurity 03 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Coral biodiversity could help reefs thrive again

A study examines whether greater diversity of coral species on reefs can help corals survive and thrive.

Cody Clements · The Conversation 01 Jul 2019

Oceans

Scientists have discovered a sea of fresh water under the ocean

The discovery of such large reservoirs of fresh water could be important for places which currently suffer from water shortages.

Michael J. Coren · Quartz 26 Jun 2019

China

This is how China can be a friend to ocean conservation

Beijing is at the helm when it comes to shaping what a marine industrial revolution will mean for the health of the seas.

Douglas McCauley 25 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

You eat a credit card’s worth of plastic a week, research says

While most of us have seen the visible face of plastic pollution, and its effect on the planet, a recent report uncovers a new dimension – the unseen particles we’re consuming every day.

Emma Charlton 24 Jun 2019

United States

Endangered sea turtles are laying eggs at record pace on the US coast

Loggerhead sea turtles have been listed as endangered for more than 40 years. But they are currently experiencing a potentially record-breaking nesting season along the coast of Georgia.

Sophie Hirsh · Green Matters 20 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Microplastics have spread right to the sea bed, study finds

Robotic filters are helping scientists pinpoint the scale of microplastic pollution in our oceans. And the results make for uncomfortable reading.

Emma Charlton 19 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

David Attenborough’s worried about this ocean threat - and it’s not plastic

In less than a year, world leaders will meet at the UN Ocean Conference – overfishing should be near the top of their agenda.

Emma Charlton 18 Jun 2019

Middle East and North Africa

Israel is joining forces with Arab states to save coral from climate change destruction

Scientists are putting their political differences aside to work together on a new project to save the world’s coral reefs

Johnny Wood 14 Jun 2019

Oceans

Gender parity has a huge role to play in the fight to save our oceans

A lack of gender diversity is stifling the innovation, productivity and solutions women can offer for creating sustainable ocean livelihoods - and that has to change. It's time to highl...

Peter Thomson and Isabella Lövin 07 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 reasons to be more cheerful about the future of the oceans

On World Oceans Day, these five pieces of good news are a reminder that there’s still hope amid the doom and gloom.

Joe Myers 06 Jun 2019

Oceans

Blue bonds: What they are, and how they can help the oceans

The Seychelles and the Nordic Investment Bank are among those offering investment bonds for ocean-friendly projects, such as wastewater treatment and preventing pollution.

Maram Ahmed 06 Jun 2019

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Oceans

A Cambodian businessman's solution to plastic pollution

Fashion's hot new trend: clothes you don't need to wash (very often)

A 550 km-long mass of rotting seaweed is heading for Mexico's pristine beaches

The ocean’s ability to absorb harmful C02 fluctuates over time, study finds

Coral biodiversity could help reefs thrive again

Scientists have discovered a sea of fresh water under the ocean

This is how China can be a friend to ocean conservation

You eat a credit card’s worth of plastic a week, research says

Endangered sea turtles are laying eggs at record pace on the US coast

Microplastics have spread right to the sea bed, study finds

David Attenborough’s worried about this ocean threat - and it’s not plastic

Israel is joining forces with Arab states to save coral from climate change destruction

Gender parity has a huge role to play in the fight to save our oceans

5 reasons to be more cheerful about the future of the oceans

Blue bonds: What they are, and how they can help the oceans

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