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Solomon Islands, a country with one of the world’s most extensive shorelines, has taken a step towards conserving the nesting beaches and protection of Pacific leatherback sea turtles.

For some ocean creatures, infectious disease is growing amid a changing climate. Marine diseases, often caused by parasites, viruses, and injuries, keep making headlines.

A world first study within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has found limited fishing zones (yellow zones) are still important conservation and fisheries management tools when paired with no-fishing zones.

The procurement of new technology will help local conservationists monitor how warming oceans are affecting the marine environment around the globe...The equipment is part of a global network of data sensors being deployed to bring better understanding to the impacts of climate change on the mari

A powerful, long-term study from WCS adds scientific backing for global calls for conserving 30 percent of the world's ocean.

The recent launch of the global report, “Economics of Biodiversity: Dasgupta Review,” has once again revitalized discussions around the question: “How does one live a sustainable life and help restore the Earth?” These conversations came at a timely opportunity in the recent April 22 celebration

The problem with plastic waste just got more complicated—and so did the effort to stanch its flow into the world’s oceans. Rivers are the primary conduits for plastic waste to the seas.

Marine biologists warn that the western Pacific leatherback could go extinct without immediate conservation measures and transnational cooperation. This subpopulation has decreased at a rate of 5.6% each year for an overall 80% decline over a 28-year period, according to a recent study.

Tropical cloud forests exist in 60 countries but account for less than a half of 1% of all land mass on Earth. Yet they are home to 15% of the world’s known species, researchers estimate.

Hundreds of years ago, Europeans were sailing the globe and “discovering” new parcels of land—and rats came along with them as stowaways. As crews made landfall on many islands, rats hopped off and made themselves new homes.