March 23, 2021 By Tatiana Schlossberg The New York Times
Companies are trying to prove that conservation, sustainable fishing and carbon sequestration are profitable.
What’s Good for the Ocean May Also Be Good for Business
Canada Gives BP Okay to Explore in Marine Conservation Area
November 27, 2020 By Brian Owens Hakai Magazine
Earlier this month, the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board accepted a bid from oil company BP to explore for oil and gas in an area that includes part of Atlantic Canada’s largest marine conservation area.
Frustration as Antarctic Conservation Summit Fails to Declare Marine Sanctuaries
November 6, 2020 By Elizabeth Claire Alberts Mongabay
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), a governing body of 25 member states and the European Union, missed an opportunity to establish a network of three marine protection areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean, according to conservation experts who attended the commission’s recent meeting.
Deep Beneath the High Seas, Researchers Find Rich Coral Oases
September 14, 2020 By Ian Morse Science Magazine
Aiming to bolster conservation on the high seas, a team of marine researchers today released the first comprehensive survey of coral reefs in the high seas–the roughly two-thirds of the ocean outside of national jurisdictions.
Protecting 30% of the Ocean is Easier Said Than Done
May 13, 2020 Kong Lingyu chinadialogue
New marine biodiversity target a distant prospect, following failure of 2010 biodiversity targets and lack of high seas governance.