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Waste

Plastic food packaging is the biggest source of coastal litter, study finds

A new study analysed thousands of shoreline litter surveys and other data from more than 100 countries to produce the first global index of macroplastic pollution by type.
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Water

New data-sharing pact aims to curb illegal fishing across borders

Fifteen countries have pledged to improve fisheries transparency and share data in a bid to strengthen efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
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Water

Mangrove reforestation boosts food security for Lombok fishers

On the east coast of Indonesia’s Lombok Island, local people who rely on the local crab fishery have initiated their own mangrove planting program in a bid to resuscitate failing crab habitats.
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Water

‘We really are going blind’: Scientists warn world losing sight of the ocean

Trump administration dismantling of sensor system worth US$368 million is latest blow to information gathering vital to protecting the marine environment and global climate.

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15 June 2026

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Water

Fishers live in fear as looming El Niño and fuel crisis pile on pressure

9 June 2026

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Water

Majority of Malaysia’s marine protected areas at risk from oil and gas expansion, warns think tank

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Water

Scientists warn US ocean sensor cuts could create climate blind spot

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Corporate Responsibility

Asian insurers slow to curb LNG cover in marine-rich Coral Triangle

8 June 2026

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Water

Survey shows majority of South Koreans back expanding marine protected areas

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Water

Communities in eastern Indonesia revive traditional sea protection practices

4 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

Fisheries and climate research face deep cuts under Trump budget plan

The view of Pulau Poto from Cempedak, with PT BAI's aluminium processing complex over the horizon. Image: Robin Hicks / Eco-Business

Water

NGO launches to support Bintan marine protected area

30 April 2026

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Waste

Underground pollution is threatening the Philippines’ corals

17 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

‘Godzilla El Niño’ threat looms as Indonesia’s fire season starts early

14 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Tropics to be hit hardest as warming oceans fuel humid heatwaves: study

10 April 2026

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Water

Deep-sea mining rules stall despite mounting urgency

8 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Pacific islands resist Trump’s push to mine their ocean

2 April 2026

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Water

Battering of global cooperation clouds future of high seas treaty

17 March 2026

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Water

Saving seagrass meadows could protect the world’s coastlines

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Water

Fishers in the ‘fishbowl of the Philippines’ question their future in these waters

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