Marine News
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Seas and forests are muddying the carbon budgetAs climates change, forests may not absorb more carbon as expected. But a new carbon budget could appeal to the oceans. -
Hotter oceans harm seabed life survival prospectsSeabed life is tough: only the young can migrate. But climate change is taking many of them the wrong way.
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Who rules climate intervention on the high seas?With a range of marine geoengineering field trials moving forward, attention is turning to how research and eventual deployment should be governed. -
Is Manila’s new white sand coast a threat to marine life?The Philippines’ department of environment and natural resources has come under fire after dumping dolomite sand, typically used in construction, on the shores of Manila Bay as part of an US$8 million beautification project.
Marine Opinion
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Mauritius oil spill: How coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass could be affected– Mauritius is a biodiversity hotspot and much of the island’s unique wildlife depends on intricate connections between the reefs, lagoons, seagrass meadows and mangroves, so pollution in one habitat will have devastating ripple effects. -
Why we will never be able to recycle or incinerate away ocean pollution– The amount of plastic entering the ocean is projected to grow four-fold by 2050. Transformative changes, including moving away from single-use towards re-useable packaging, are needed to save our oceans, say Vincent Kneefel and John Duncan. -
When it comes to sustainability, the tobacco industry should stop blowing smoke– The tobacco industry has so many environmental violations—on top of its health impacts—that it’s the worst kind greenwashing.
Videos
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Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– 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.
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We are eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week– A campaign by the WWF Singapore has revealed that the average person consumes approximately 5g of plastic every week. The NGO is calling on governments and businesses around the world to forge a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
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Documentary film Sexy Killers probes Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal– Ahead of Indonesia’s presidential election on April 17, an online movie was recently published showing the links between Indonesian coal and energy companies and the country’s political elites.
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This robot is replanting endangered reefs with heat-resistant corals– Meet LarvalBot. She’s here to save the sea.
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