World Oceans Day event highlights immediate protection measures needed
A powerful video was shown echoing the theme, awaken new depths, warning of immediate protection needs and cautioning that there is no time for an “out of sight out of…
UNEP oceans advocate Lewis Pugh on epic Hudson swim to highlight importance of river health
The 315-mile swim, roughly 507 kilometres, will take him from the river’s source in the Adirondack Mountains to where it meets the Atlantic Ocean in New York City, home to…
Climate change is changing the color of the oceans
According to a new study, there has been a clear change in the color of the ocean in the last 20 years and the possible reason for this is being…
UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
FAO will co-lead the Clean and Healthy Oceans initiative together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Latin…
World Oceans Day underscores need to protect ‘the foundation of life’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to mark World Oceans Day on Thursday. “The ocean is the foundation of life. It…
Where does the ocean’s nutrients come from?
The ocean is an important source of renewable natural resources. These materials are natural resources that are renewable even though they are used over and over again. As the ocean…