March for the Ocean
Government “listening sessions” on opening up 90% of public seas to offshore oil ends March 9 but public anger over oil drilling and spilling, plastic pollution of our seas and climate impacts …
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Mini Documentary from Mission Blue
Since 2008, Mission Blue expeditions have visited Hope Spots around the world, documenting these vibrant marine environments and engaging local stakeholders to protect them. A key piece of our strategy …
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EU Plastics Strategy positive but requires implementation
IUCN welcomes the EU Plastics Strategy launched today, encourages all public and private actors to ensure its swift and adequate implementation, and looks forward to the European Union continuing to …
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Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas: Guidelines for Design and Management
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and Big Ocean are proud to announce the latest addition in the IUCN WCPA Best Practice Protected Areas Guidelines Series: Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas: Guidelines …
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Helping Our Glorious Ocean
Our survival depends on our vast living ocean. As rampant overfishing, climate change, and degradation threaten its well-being, communities around the world are embracing ocean stewardship. To channel their energy …
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‘Seas the Day’ at Beach Bash Palm Beach this December
Annual fete will welcome over 700 notables and benefit the Sea Turtle Hospital at Loggerhead Marinelife Center If you know anything about Palm Beach, you know that it all began …
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Mexicos largest Marine Protected Area: Revillagigedo, the Mexican Galapagos
On 24 November 2017, Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, signed a decree creating Mexico’s largest marine reserve to date, covering 150,000 square kilometres around the Revillagigedo Archipelago, a volcanic archipelago 240 miles …
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Number of natural World Heritage sites affected by climate change nearly doubles in three years – IUCN
The number of natural World Heritage sites threatened by climate change has grown from 35 to 62 in just three years, with climate change being the fastest growing threat they …
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Horseshoe Crab and Shorebirds in Delaware Bay New Jersey
The Delaware Bay, 39.1202° N, 75.2479° W, is an estuary and outlet from the Delaware River. This bay is bordered by Delaware and New Jersey in the United States. The bay …
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World Oceans Day Annual Report
Thanks to your participation, and that of hundreds of organizations, schools, businesses, and governments, World Oceans Day reached new heights for global ocean awareness and involvement. With 1,000+ events in …
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