Opinion / #marine
Some members of the United Nations International Maritime Organisation argue that biofuels should be central to the effort to decarbonise the shipping industry but there is nothing sustainable about it.
Despite support for action among local communities to protect biodiverse marine reserves like the Derawan archipelago from poaching, the Indonesian authorities have not allocated sufficient resources to conservation.
Countries which govern half the world's territorial oceans have yet to integrate ocean-focused solutions into their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, due for an update by February 2025.
Sisa Kumbahan
The hunt for sustainable plastic solutions
Biopolymers that are cheaper to produce, heat-resistant, biocompatible and biodegradable are promising alternatives to plastics.
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30 October 2024
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Polisi & Kewangan
Investments in nature will decide our future
3 September 2024
Karbon & Cuaca
Three ways Pacific nations are adapting to climate change
8 August 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
China’s environmental focus in South China Sea: questionable motivations
30 July 2024
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Karbon & Cuaca
Habitat destruction hurting more than climate change
8 May 2024
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Karbon & Cuaca
Climate solutions are already in our nature
6 July 2023
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Polisi & Kewangan
Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining
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Polisi & Kewangan
Powering the blue economy with blue finance
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