Newly established 501(c)(3) nonprofit announces global mission to remove 250,000 pounds of marine debris and provide ...

Marine protected areas can also play a vital role in helping to reach the 30×30 goals, through which nearly 200 governments have committed to protecting 30% of the earth’s land and sea by 2030.

Solutions for a sustainable future can sometimes be found in centuries-old traditions. Indonesia's Blue Economy Roadmap is about driving economic growth through the sustainable use of ocean resources, ...

Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, threatening marine life and ecosystems. In June 2025, a study found that ...

This video examines the decline of ocean ecosystems, focusing on the role of overfishing. Historical accounts show that once-abundant marine populations have been dramatically reduced over time.

The Philippine government has secured €200-million funding from Germany’s third-largest bank, KfW Development Bank (KfW), for ...

Researchers at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability have developed the most high-resolution statewide maps ...

Ahead of the Convention on Migratory Species COP15 in Brazil, global community members unite to protect migratory birds and ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. There is broad recognition that the oceans and their living resources are under stress ...

As humanity works to curtail threats to life posed by climate change, degraded ecosystems and pollution, faith communities are sounding the alarm not to overlook the original source of life that ...

Forest to coast. Coast to reef. Reef to ocean. Ocean back to land. It is the chain of life in motion, each link depending on ...

The concept of protecting marine areas from fishing and other human activities is not new. In the nonmarket economies of island nations in Oceania (Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia), measures to ...