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SDG 14: Life Below Water
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The Ocean
Scientists have built a new map of the ocean’s oxygen-starved waters. Here's why it matters
Scientists have created a three-dimensional atlas of the oxygen-deficient zones in the world's oceans to better understand how they change over time.
Water
This project is improving water and sanitation access in Mozambique
Financial incentives from the Mozambique Urban Sanitation Project have proved successful in improving water and sanitation access across the country.
The Ocean
Will WTO members act now to end harmful fisheries subsidies?
Members of the WTO have been negotiating rules for two decades to stop harmful fisheries subsidies. Will they fulfil their commitment to protect the ocean?
SDG 04: Quality Education
Global Shapers Community Celebrating a Decade of Impact
The World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, a network of young people who volunteer their time and experiences to drive dialogue, action and change celebrates its 10 Year Anniver...
The Ocean
Why the ocean is our ally in fighting climate change: experts tell Radio Davos their hopes for COP26
The ocean plays a huge role in regulating the climate. As we head to COP26, Radio Davos dips into tropical and Arctic waters and speaks to the UN oceans tsar.
Restoring ocean life
These 'living seawalls' are bringing ocean life back to Sydney Harbour
Researchers in Australia have come together to develop a seawall to provide habitats for marine life in Sydney Harbour.
Plastics and the Environment
This is how much plastic debris is floating in the Mediterranean Sea
Researchers have created a model, tracking the pathways of land-based micro and macro-plastics to the sea.
SDIS2021
SDIS21: How to Save the Planet - What are the challenges in making the planet more sustainable?
To stop global warming and achieve all 17 SDGs, urgent action is needed to reduce emissions, reverse biodiversity loss and invest in renewable energy.
Future of the Environment
4 tuna species are showing signs of recovery. Here's what that tells us about the future of fisheries
An update to the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species shows hope for four commercially fished tuna species - but work remains to protect marine life.
Restoring ocean life
This ship has no crew and it will transform our understanding of the ocean. Here's how
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) uses AI and energy from the sun to independently traverse the ocean, gathering vital data to expand our understanding of the factors influencing its he...
SDG 14: Life Below Water
WTO deal is within reach to remove harmful fishing subsidies and halt global fish meltdown
Under its new Director General, the WTO is within reach of a deal 20 years in the making that will bring immense benefit for ocean life.
UpLink
11 innovations protecting life below water – and above it
The ocean is our lifeline but its present and future health is under threat. These innovators from around the world have the solutions that can help.
The Ocean
Out of balance: Everything made by humans now outweighs everything made by nature
Anthropogenic mass - basically everything humans have built - is now thought to weigh the same as all the planet's living biomass, according to a new study.
The Ocean
Here's how fishing stifles the ocean's ability to capture carbon
When fish die naturally, their bodies and the carbon they contain sink to the depths of the ocean. Yet when fished, this carbon is released into the atmosphere as CO2.
SDG 14: Life Below Water
Overfishing is a social injustice. To end it, we need to eliminate harmful fisheries subsidies.
Overfishing is a social injustice. To end it, we need to eliminate the harmful fisheries subsidies that are overexploiting the ocean's resources.
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