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Sandy, white beaches and bountiful coral reefs are inextricably linked to the image of the Caribbean. Today, both are under threat because of our taste for the beak mouthed, rainbow coloured parrotfish. It is…
When the young Indian lawyer and his 84-year-old friend reached the edge of one of Mumbai’s largest beaches, they stared out in disbelief at the vast blanket of rotting litter that had grown shin-deep in places.…
The shores of West Africa and the Caribbean are being invaded by a harmful form of seaweed called Sargassum. West Africa and the Caribbean are seeing an explosive increase in the quantity of the Sargassum seaweed,…
The spreading tentacles of success in Madagascar’s octopus fisheries Shutting down fishing grounds in order to catch more fish sounds oddly counterintuitive. But that is exactly what fisherfolk in the village of…
How many coral reefs are there in the world? Nobody knows. How can we truly know the extent of anthropogenic coral bleaching and degradation if we lack data on the extent of coral ecosystems? The shallow coral…
Oceans cover 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface and provide us with food, oxygen and jobs. But they are probably the least understood, most biologically diverse, and most undervalued of all ecosystems. From deep…
Marine litter causes economic adversity for coastal communities and negatively affects the health of both marine life and human beings. It’s a global problem that requires global solutions. Litter is found in all…
In the past few days we’ve had some shocking news on the global extent of coral bleaching. An extensive aerial and underwater survey of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) revealed that 93 per cent of it has been…
Oceans cover 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface and provide us with food, oxygen and jobs. But they are probably the least understood, most biologically diverse, and most undervalued of all ecosystems. From deep…
A Plastic bottle goes on an epic odyssey to find its way back to its owner. For for more information on UNEP's work on plastic waste and marine litter, click here.
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