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UN-sponsored World Tuna Day 2018 promotes sustainable tuna fishing and highlights the importance of preserving marine ecosystems for this vital food source. The “Coral Triangle” in the western Pacific supports…
UN Environment's Clean Seas campaign is just over a year old, but the movement has already lined up some major commitments to tackle plastic pollution in the world's oceans. Learn more about the Clean Seas…
A new study has revealed that human activities are affecting the deepest part of the ocean, more than 1,000 kilometers from the mainland. Plastic pollution is emerging as one of the most serious threats to ocean…
“When I was a boy, the lake was beautiful,” Bernardo San Juan says. “In the early 70s we would picnic here and swim in the lake. We would just bring a pot and some rice, we would catch fish to cook and drink the…
Brazilian government has designated two new marine protected areas around the São Pedro and São Paulo archipelagos and the submarine volcanic chain that connects the Trindade island to the Martin Vaz archipelago.…
When the clean-up volunteers in the Galápagos Islands came across a soda can with a brand from Indonesia, they were hardly surprised. For months, they had been cleaning the remote beaches of these iconic islands…
New evidence is emerging that shows that the human population’s obsession with all things plastic is poisoning one of the world’s natural wonders: coral reefs. Much more than simply an object of beauty, coral reefs…
It’s possible to cross all of the world's oceans without using a single drop of fossil fuels: the Race for Water is proof. Entirely propelled by solar energy, hydrogen and wind, the boat set off last year on a five…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and UN Environment are renewing their partnership on the environment, in recognition of the enormous challenges facing our planet, and the…
Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, is UN Environment's latest Champion of the Earth for Policy Leadership. In October 2015, President Bachelet established the marine park Nazca-Desventuradas in San Ambrosio…
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