Aug 15, 2023
This month, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has issued a new edition of the Ocean Action newsletter under the theme Sustainable Blue Economy. In this issue, you will find a message on the 4th International Conference on Small Island...
Aug 4, 2023
Ocean sustainability is all about approaching ocean management in a way that protects the ocean and the services it provides. It is, in short, a balancing act between what is good for the health and well-being of the ocean and what is good for the economic well-being...
Jul 10, 2023
As reported by the Associated Press, the International Seabed Authority — the United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor — is preparing to resume negotiations that could open the international seabed for mining, including for materials critical for the...
Jul 3, 2023
Approaching the topic of “ocean sustainability” can be a rather sensitive endeavor. One reason for this is that there doesn’t seem to be a single accepted definition of the term “sustainability.” So, depending on your scientific, political, or environmental...
Jul 2, 2023
It’s no secret that the ocean is suffocating with plastic waste. Some scientists predict that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. We discovered one company – #tide ocean material – that is collecting ocean-bound plastic waste in Southeast Asia...
Jun 9, 2023
A new policy brief from the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions . . . To meet global climate targets, climate decision-makers will need to harness the opportunities for blue foods to contribute to net-zero food systems while protecting blue food systems from the...
