Environment
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.
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Global Issue
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Economy
Key Issue
System Initiative
Oceans
Environment
This lost eco-system turned up within the seafloor's mud
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...
Environment
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...
Environment
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.
Environment
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.
Environment
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...
Africa
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...
Environment and Natural Resource Security
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...
Environment
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.
Environment
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.
Environment
Can technology help us tackle illegal fishing?
New technologies around traceability in the seafood supply chain could offer powerful new techniques to address illegal fishing.
Environment
Technology can help us to save our oceans. Here are three reasons why
The Fourth Industrial Revolution can transform our ability to understand what’s happening in the oceans, and to manage it.
Environment
Zealandia is the world's newest continent. This is how it stayed hidden for so long
Earth's newest continent 'Zealandia' was found thanks to a giant underwater land grab.