What is Ocean Literacy?

What is Ocean Literacy?

The Greatest Threat to the Ocean is Ignorance Ocean literacy is defined as an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean. The idea of creating a more “ocean-literate” society is, in many ways, the central theme that runs throughout...
Restoring Endangered Species Protections

Restoring Endangered Species Protections

The Biden administration proposed bringing back rules to protect imperiled plants and animals as officials moved to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened the Endangered Species Act. The proposals include the restoration of the so-called...
Air Quality Equity in US Climate Policy

Air Quality Equity in US Climate Policy

As the United States tries to meet its climate goals and address environmental justice issues, cutting greenhouse gases alone might not help communities of color dealing with air pollution. In some cases, it might even hurt them, according to a new study from the...
Featured Connection: Marine Conservation

Featured Connection: Marine Conservation

Marine conservation is the protection of marine species and ecosystems in oceans and seas. And while the definition of marine conservation is fairly straightforward, the field of marine conservation is as vast as the ocean itself.  Marine conservation ranges from...
United Nations Adopts High Seas Treaty

United Nations Adopts High Seas Treaty

The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement this past Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries –...