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Treaty offers a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to protect the high seas

Scientists from around the world are calling on world leaders to protect the unprotected half of our planet.

Nature

Is this a lifeline for coral reefs bleached by climate change?

Climate-change resistant coral reefs could help support our oceans.

Earth News

UN urges countries around the world to restore 1bn hectares of land

Boosting ecosystems through mass land and water restoration is one of the only ways we can meet our climate targets.

Portugal

Ocean Panel fights to protect the ocean and boost economies on the way

"If we take care of the ocean, then in 2050, we are going to have seafood from the ocean, six times more than the seafood we are getting now" - Maria Damanaki, Global Managing Director for Oceans, The Nature Conservancy

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Nature

Seaspiracy explored: Why are bottom trawling and bycatch bad news?

‘Seaspiracy’ has made previously technical terms into everyday language but for some their environmental impact is still unclear.

World News

Rusting WWII munitions are poisoning Europe's seas

Millions of tons of conventional and chemical munitions have been dumped into the sea after the 20th century world wars. As the shells being to rust, their deadly contents start entering the seawater - and marine food webs.

Mobility

The 'flying boat' that might keep Venice afloat

A new all-electric hydrofoil 'flying boat' is making waves in Italy and hoping to define the future of boating.

Nature

How the global pandemic has saved five million oysters

Oyster farmers are making money by dumping their catch back into the ocean in the US.

Nature

What is ocean rewilding and how will it fight climate change?

Europe’s ocean conservation efforts have pivoted to animal repopulation and planting blue carbon stores.

Mobility

AI, Captain! First unmanned vessel prepares to cross the Atlantic

The world's first intelligent ship will monitor sea levels and record audio to track whale populations as it makes its first unmanned voyage.

Nature

Enormous underwater meadows planted in the UK to fight climate change

Seagrass is 35 times more effective than rainforests to store carbon.

Ocean

How can Europe’s fishing industry reduce its reliance on plastic?

In partnership with the European Commission

Could the ocean help us shake off our century-long addiction to oil? Could blue be the new black? New materials and technologies are bringing Europe's "blue economy" sectors closer to this goal.

Ocean

What is aquaculture and can it prevent overfishing?

In partnership with the European Commission

We’re eating more fish than ever. 144 million tonnes of it per year. But, we’re not actually catching more fish. How is that possible? The answer is aquaculture.

Nature

Meet the wild swimmers fighting a war against waste in British waters

Lakes of litter, waves of waste and rivers of rubbish are being cleared by these brave British swimmers.

Ecotech

Waste on the Brazilian coastline is being turned into flip flops

Flip flops make up a large part of marine pollution. So one company is making them out of plastic waste in the ocean.

Earth News

This floating hotel will generate electricity by rotating all day

The design includes minimum energy loss and a zero waste principle at its core.

Nature

Shark fishing for profit could soon be legal in the Maldives

Is killing more sharks the answer to boost the economy in the Maldives?

World News

Euroviews. EU must step up and get sea protection treaty over the line | View

"EU leaders must raise their ambitions far beyond the safeguarding language currently on the table that risks creating yet another talking shop," says Sweden's former deputy PM Isabella Lövin

Ocean

The ocean, a source of treatment for some of the world's worst diseases

In partnership with the European Commission

The ocean could hold the cure to the worst threats to public health. Researchers and experts are using some of the most unknown marine bioresources to make compounds to improve our health and they're doing so without damaging the sea.

Ocean

The ocean's microalgae and cyanobacteria: potential cures for disease

In partnership with the European Commission

Some cyanobacteria and microalgae have existed in the oceans for more than 3.5 billion years and they may hold the key to defeating some of humanity's deadliest diseases.