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Food & Agriculture
Climate change threatens small seaweed farmers in the Philippines
Commercial seaweed farming began in the Philippines in the 1970s and has grown to be one of the country’s most significant aquaculture enterprises, supporting more than 200,000 coastal families.
Seagrass meadows, rather than coral reefs, are the fishing grounds of choice for many fishing households in four countries in the Indo-Pacific region, a new study shows.
Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity crisis threatens billions relying on wild species for food
A recently released summary of an assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reveals that people rely on 50,000 wild species of plants, animals, algae and fungi.
Giving Indigenous peoples and local communities a say in the design and management of marine protected areas boosts conservation outcomes, a new study indicates.
Policy & Finance
Indonesia taps coastal communities in war on illegal fishing
#algae Opinion
Food & Agriculture
Can alternative proteins protect the ocean from overfishing?
As the sea is emptied of life to feed a growing human population, innovation in protein sources holds promise in diverting seafood production away from the ocean.
Carbon & Climate
Deep ocean carbon drawdown not an easy climate fix
The deep ocean can be used for carbon dioxide removal from our atmosphere. Here are the opportunities, risks and constraints.
Food & Agriculture
Ten breakthrough technologies to feed the world
According to the WRI's new Creating a Sustainable Food Future report, innovative solutions are needed to close the gap between the food currently available and that needed by 2050, without destroying the environment. Here are 10 ideas.
Carbon & Climate
Climate change and the Philippine seas: Unlocking blue carbon solutions for a cooler planet
Protecting and growing blue carbon ecosystem—such as mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows—offers a way to fight climate change. How is the Philippines, an archipelago blessed with many mangrove forests, doing this?
Food & Agriculture
Can shellfish be a profitable food source and clean up the Arabian Gulf?
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Carbon & Climate
Jane Goodall returns to Tanzania for tree-planting mission
Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.
