Story | 18 Jun, 2015
A major step towards a legally-binding deal for the high seas
Another significant step towards improved protection and management of the high seas was achieved today as UN Member States formally adopted a resolution for the development of legal measures to conserve marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
Story | 07 Jun, 2015
Heralding the next era of action on ocean acidification
Ten years on from when research into ocean acidification started in earnest, the leading scientists in this field have decided that time has come to reflect on what has been learned and to determine a course of action to tackle this very serious threat to our oceans. The Monaco Ocean…
Story | 02 Oct, 2014
Mua Voyage: Samoan and Cook Islands voyaging canoes on way to Fiji
The Samoan voyaging canoe Gaualofa has joined the Cook Islands’ Marumaru Atua on the second leg of the Mua Voyage to Sydney, raising awareness about the importance of people, oceans and climate change in the Pacific – next stop, Fiji!
Story | 24 Sep, 2014
The Marumaru Atua has set sail from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, the first of four Pacific voyaging canoes that will sail to Sydney for the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, conveying the message to the world about Our People, Our Islands, Our Ocean, Our Future.
Story | 30 Jul, 2014
Ocean Acidification: International Policy and Governance Options
Ocean Acidification: International Policy and Governance Options
Story | 02 Jul, 2014
IUCN releases new guidance document on ocean acidification policy and governance options
Press release | 11 Mar, 2014
Governments unite to conserve iconic Sargasso Sea
Governments of Bermuda, the Azores, Monaco, United Kingdom and the United States have signed a declaration committing to the conservation of the Sargasso Sea – a vast patch of mid-Atlantic Ocean known for its unique floating seaweeds that harbour rich biodiversity. This is the first time an…
Story | 03 Oct, 2013
Latest review of science reveals ocean in critical state
An international panel of marine scientists, including IUCN experts, is demanding urgent remedies to halt ocean degradation based on findings that the rate, speed and impacts of change in the global ocean are greater, faster and more imminent than previously thought.
Story | 15 Oct, 2012
Into the deep unknown – scientists unveil the secrets of our seas
Hyderabad, India, 15 October 2012 – New facts about marine life enable scientists to locate some of the ocean’s most ecologically and biologically significant areas (EBSAs), in the planet’s most remote places. At the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD…
Story | 26 Sep, 2012
Updating what we know about ocean acidification and key global challenges
It is amazing to think that just ten years ago hardly anyone had heard of ocean acidification. It is now much more widely understood that the increasing amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) we are emitting into the air by our activities is reacting with the ocean to alter its chemistry and push it…