Eco-Business

Seagrass is known for its blue carbon potential, but meadows also play an important role in coastal protection by helping reduce wave intensity and stabilising sediments, both of which are key to reducing coastal erosion.

Typhoons and the increasing presence of commercial vessels are pushing fishers in western Philippines’ Malampaya Sound to the margins.

A report on the Southeast Pacific squid fishery – largely operated by Chinese vessels – reveals labour abuses, shark finning and weak oversight on the high seas.

Despite progress and strong advocacy, some say local inclusion in ocean decisions is often still merely performative.

Oleh Daniel Cressey

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Oleh Carolyn Cowan

Oleh Siva Selan

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Evolutionary game theory is useful to devise strategies for real-life situations such as international negotiations and ecological crises, where players are unequal, and choices are complex. Oleh Aradhana Narang dan A J Shaiju

Philanthropy's impact depends less on the amounts raised and more on how effectively it connects people and organisations working to build a sustainable blue economy. Oleh Shaun Seow

As climate change and great-power rivalry intensify, oceans are emerging as a geopolitical frontier – testing whether diplomacy can manage rising tensions over shipping routes, seabed minerals and fishing grounds. Oleh Hossain Ahmed Taufiq dan Jonas Gamso

The world has started to recognise that the climate’s fate depends on what happens to the ocean. At COP30, ocean-based solutions attracted significant attention and investment, but much more must be done to establish the governance structures required for safeguarding this critical planetary system. Oleh Kilaparti Ramakrishna

Oleh Naporn Popattanachai

Oleh Mary Robinson

Oleh Joel Ong

Kebijakan & Keuangan

Rethinking ocean finance

Oleh Claudio de Sanctis

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The vessel will scour Southeast Asia’s marine environment to gather data and support local conservationists.

A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

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Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.

Crowds descended on a beach at low tide again on Chinese New Year, despite intense media coverage of a similar occurrence in June last year.

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A small-scale miner in Bicol, Philippines

Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.

As the Philippines gears up to chair Asean next year, Michael Sinocruz says the government will push offshore wind to bolster cross-border renewable energy trade, while protecting marine life impacted by infrastructure.

Studio EB Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.

Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.

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