For Palauans, a healthy ocean means a healthy business!
When you think about paradise, would you describe it as hundreds of unexplored white beaches, miles and miles of endless ocean, crystal clear cyan waters, rock formations that …
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Category: Monthly Issues
Finalists named for Florida’s Largest Ocean Conservation Awards Event
Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Ninth Annual Go Blue Awards recognize ocean conservation heroes from around the globe Nearly 100 distinguished guests gathered at PGA National Resort & Spa on Sept. 21 …
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EXPLORING THE GREAT BEAR SEA: New, Free Curriculum Resources
I worked for 28 years with my partner, Ralf Meyer, producing films that tell stories about sustainability and the conservation of natural resources, filming in remote places in North America …
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Gitga’at Guardians: Using Science to Safeguard their Territory
Gitga’at Guardians at a Glance The GITGA’AT FIRST NATION depends on the resources of their territory for their community well-being. They have made it a priority to research and monitor their lands …
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Coastal Stewardship Network: Collaborative Monitoring and Protection of First Nations’ Lands and Waters
Coastal Stewardship Network at a Glance First Nations in British Columbia have effectively managed the rich resources of their territories for millennia. But the balance they had maintained with nature …
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Spirit bears bring international tourists to remote B.C.
Doug Neasloss was a kayak touring guide in the remote village of Klemtu, found on Swindle Island in B.C.’s Inside Passage (between Vancouver Island and southeast Alaska). Neasloss had just …
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Scuba Diving the Northern tip of Vancouver Island with MaPP
Putting Diving MaPP Map A rock wall in the waters off the Northern tip of Vancouver Island is world famous – at least to a select group of people in …
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New century, new approach to marine planning in B.C.
New century, new approach to marine planning in B.C. SUMMARY: For the first time in British Columbia’s history, First Nations have been equal partners with the provincial government in developing …
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Blue carbon climate mitigation largely ignored
The climate mitigation potential of coastal carbon-rich ecosystems such as mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses – often referred to as coastal ‘blue carbon ecosystems’ – is often overlooked in national climate …
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Paris Agreement only chance for coral reef survival – IUCN
Limiting global warming to below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement provides the only chance for the survival of coral reefs, warns David Obura, Chair of the International Union …
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