Numbers convey scarcity in ways maps cannot. In the 1970s, Egypt had about 1,400 cubic meters of renewable water per person each year. By the 1980s...
The smallest tortoise in the Northern Hemisphere exists now in whispers. Somewhere along the Mediterranean coast, in two locations kept deliberately secret from collectors and smugglers,...
Last week, I came across a statistic that made me do a double-take (again, so many numbers to be surprised about these days): Abu Dhabi’s Sustainable...
Imagine walking along Abu Dhabi’s coastline today, you might not immediately sense what’s happening beneath the surface. But I have the numbers to tell a remarkable...
As someone who is aware of ocean challenges facing our oceans, I am used to hearing about conservation projects and efforts to protect marine life. Yet,...
With insights from Jamie Blatter, climate specialist and tribal liaison at the MPA Collaborative Network The world’s largest network of connected marine protected areas (MPAs) is...
North Atlantic right whales have faced an unusual mortality in large numbers since 2017, and deaths are outpacing births. Of the 370 North Atlantic right whales...
Like a lot of the people who may be interested enough in our seven seas to read this article, I was in the cinema on the...
All too often, when important issues and concerns are out of sight, they unfortunately can also become out of mind. For example, when was the last...
This concept is nothing new, but it is high time we officially normalize it. Years ago in the early 2000s, during a brown bag session at...