oceans
The High Seas Treaty signed between 200 countries aims to control deep sea mining and other activities in a bid to protect marine life
The ’30×30′ agreement will see ocean and land conserved across the globe
The Earthshot Prize happened over the weekend and in this article, I discuss some of the winning solutions
It is seeking views on marine net gain, which would protect valuable marine species and habitats, for example, through planting seagrass which stores and absorbs carbon or removing plastics and other litter from the oceans
Ørsted will trial cultivating corals on the steel surfaces of four wind turbine foundations
The funding will scale up efforts to tackle biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution
Both issues should be intrinsically linked and have joined solutions, rather than being considered separate suggests a new report
The government has announced the funding to combat plastic pollution, stop the extinction of global coral reefs and boost the UK’s ability to help in marine pollution disasters
The Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance aims to drive $500m of global investment by 2030 into nature-based solutions to climate change
All blue economy sectors, including fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, maritime transport, port activities and shipbuilding, will have to reduce their environmental and climate impact