Aquatic foods are vital for the future of our changing world, and more support is needed to prioritise them, say the leaders of the UN’s Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue.
As climate talks kick off, the World Meteorological Organization warns that Earth’s hottest year yet signals a dangerous breach of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal.
More than 75 per cent of the world’s coral reefs faced potentially deadly ocean temperatures in 2023, as rising heat from climate change triggers a record-breaking coral bleaching event, NOAA reports.
Given their outsized economic role, strengthening the resilience of coastal communities is not just a regional or national priority but a global imperative.
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Karen Sack
Investing in nature is essential to addressing the intertwined crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution while fostering global economic resilience.
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Ambroise Fayolle
China has countered the Philippines' claims of ecological damage in Scarborough Shoal with its own environmental reports to hinder Manila’s legal efforts. However, this brings Beijing’s motives into question.
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Lye Liang Fook
A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.
Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.
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Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.
Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.
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Oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle speaks to Eco-Business in this exclusive podcast about the irreversible damage deep sea mining will cause, the link between the oceans and our global climate, and the role that we can all play in 'being at peace' with nature.
The waste oil dumped into the ocean by ships every year is equivalent to eight Exxon Valdez oil spills, and nowhere is the problem as severe as Southeast Asia. The EB Podcast talks to hotelier Andrew Dixon about how a clever idea using a ship tracking system can help curb an environmental crime that has been largely ignored.