Eco-Business

Invasive alien species are spreading around the world at “unprecedented and increasing rates”, according to a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Touted as a shining example of India’s ingenuity, KC Valley project transports Bengaluru’s secondary treated wastewater to parched rural neighbourhoods in Kolar district.

As India plans a diverse energy landscape with capacities from hydro, nuclear, solar, wind, and bioenergy, there are concens over large-scale renewable energy projects using agricultural and ecologically sensitive land, posing environmental and socio-ecological risks.

The first-ever global data platform to map out dredging activities finds that the growing pace of marine sand extraction, driven by Asia, is nearing the natural sand replenishment rate needed to maintain vital marine ecosystems.

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By Eternity Uwaifo, Orla Dwyer

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If unchecked, deep sea mining could impact fish stocks and Pacific Island communities along with it. By Jesse van der Grient

Attracting much-needed investment into the blue economy can be spurred by tailor-made initiatives. By Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala

Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean. By Ming Wang

A shoal of Pacific sardines in the open ocean.

As with many common resources, the high seas are not yet protected by a truly comprehensive, agreed-upon framework. But this must change if there is to be any hope of achieving global biodiversity goals. By Jennifer Morris

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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.

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On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.

The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.

Fishermen are often cut off from land for weeks out at sea. But a new technology enables them to be connected with loved ones, while boosting the traceability of their catch.

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EB Studio Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.

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