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The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN-associated organisation that oversees deep-sea mining activities in international waters, held a council meeting from 13 to 24 July in Kingston, Jamaica.
Carbon & Climate
What makes multinational companies conserve mangroves in India?
The country’s biggest corporate mangrove projects are yet to generate carbon credits. But they could lay the foundation for a blue carbon market, experts say.
Policy & Finance
‘COP30 is not over’: Indigenous peoples press for hard power
With no seat at the negotiating table, Brazil’s Indigenous movement is pushing for change using marches and underground policy proposals.
From Indigenous embroidery to community murals and heirloom seeds, artists and cultural workers in UNESCO Creative City Iloilo are stitching tradition into climate resilience.
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3 August 2026
Policy & Finance
Behind the race to host the high seas treaty
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Policy & Finance
As new sources of climate finance grow, the poorest are neglected
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Policy & Finance
Iran’s scientists face growing isolation amid war
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