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16 Jul 2018 Story
From fish to dish – securing a sustainable future for the fisheries sector

Exclusive interview with Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Seafood, including fish, is one of the most traded food commodities in the world. The…

11 Jul 2018 Story
Lewis Pugh tackles “Everest of swimming” to highlight plight of world’s oceans

When a man who has swum in the world’s coldest waters, and whose nickname is the Human Polar Bear, says that he’s about to embark on the toughest swim of his career, it’s time to sit up and take notice. Endurance…

03 Jul 2018 Story
Rising sea-levels - How to stop a city from sinking

When William Buco, father of five, moved to Dar-es-Salaam thirty years ago the coastline was unrecognizable to today. He could sit on the beaches and picnic with his friends. Coconut sellers came by with fresh…

25 Jun 2018 Story
An open invitation from UN Environment Patron of Oceans, Lewis Pugh, to join him as he swims the length of the English Channel

Lewis Pugh, UN Environment’s Patron of the Oceans is the personification of inspiration. To raise awareness about the state of our oceans, Pugh has been swimming in the frigid and freezing waters of Arctic and…

08 Jun 2018 Story
In Seychelles, an innovative approach to marine protection

In February 2018 the Government of Seychelles announced the creation of two new areas for marine protection covering 16 per cent (210,000 square kilometres) of its ocean: • 74,400 square kilometres of mostly deep…

08 Jun 2018 Story
Latin American and Caribbean countries champion marine conservation

Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are protecting millions of square kilometers of seas in some of the world’s most biodiverse zones. Marine protected areas are one of the best tools to safeguard…

07 Jun 2018 Story
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This summer, let’s protect our coral reefs

Whether you prefer to explore the shallows off the coast of a tropical beach with a snorkel and flipper, or dive deeper into the crystal clear waters, the small choices that you make as you explore the oceans –…

07 Jun 2018 Story
A front-row seat to ocean pollution

By Samantha Craven, The Reef-World Foundation Ocean pollution is continuing to make waves as the world come to grips with scale of the plastic pollution problem. News reports show a whale washed up on a beach with…

07 Jun 2018 Story
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Saving our seas: 5 ocean heroes battling to turn the toxic tide

From the icy splendour of the Arctic to the inky depths of the Mariana ocean trench, plastic waste is threatening our seas, killing our wildlife and polluting our food chain. The facts are undeniable: each year…

24 May 2018 Story
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Fishing for plastic from the sea

For the last 10 months, fishermen in Kerala, along India’s southern coast, have been engaged in a unique exercise. In addition to hauling in fish from their daily trips to sea, they are now also bringing back large…

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