Canada announces new support for marine conservation. At the United Nation’s Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, […]
Call to host 6th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC6) in 2026. IUCN are delighted to open a call for proposals to host the 6th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC 6) in […]
Majority of UK citizens support a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Results come in advance of international meeting on the deep sea and follow new study showing a chasm in our […]
Business backlash against deep-sea mining grows. Volkswagen Group, Triodos Bank, Scania, and Patagonia today joined growing calls for a moratorium on the emerging deep-sea mining industry. The world’s second-biggest car […]
Tuna species recovering despite growing pressures on marine life. Four commercially-fished tuna species are on the path to recovery thanks to the enforcement of regional fishing quotas over the last […]
Save the ocean to save the climate, swimmers tell leaders in Marseille. Dozens of people dived into the Mediterranean Sea today during the IUCN World Conservation Congress to celebrate the […]
President Macron accepts petition urging protection of Antarctica’s waters. During a boat trip organized on the first day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, Antarctica2020 members Pascal Lamy […]
Climate change threat to fish stocks. The loss of oxygen from the world’s ocean is increasingly threatening fish species and disrupting ecosystems, a new IUCN report warns. Ocean oxygen loss, driven by climate change […]
New science-based tool to support spatial planning of threatened marine life. First map of Important Shark and Ray Areas released. The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) project has released […]
BLOOM has challenged Macron’s government before the French State Council regarding an anti-ecological decree that undermines ocean protection. Concurrently, BLOOM releases an exclusive investigation, which reveals that industrial fishing activities […]