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Commonwealth countries can find a balance between human progress and environmental protection. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama made this call at the Commonwealth pavilion yesterday afternoon during the COP26 meeting.

Scientists have long suspected that coralline algae are particularly sensitive to changes in ocean chemistry. Now, researchers have found that most species of coralline algae studied are negatively affected by ocean acidification.

A team of scientists from Japan determined that the amount of forest and farmland surrounding rivers as they flow into the open sea impacts the number of threatened fish species in Japan's estuaries.

Puna made the remarks at the High level launch of the ‘Third Because the Ocean Declaration’ that was held at the University of Edinburgh on Sunday, as part of the COP26 event. “We must maintain the health, productivity and resilience of our ocean and its ecosystems.

Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is the first country in the region to deposit its maritime boundaries baselines with the United Nations.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged $2 billion in funding to help restore nature and transform food systems.

The benefits of sustainably managed wild fisheries, which support food and nutritional security, livelihoods, and cultures, are being undermined by government payments that incentivise overcapacity and lead to overfishing, biodiversity degradation and loss, and CO2 emissions, the scientists argue

On November 2, 2021 at COP26 in Scotland, 127 countries signed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, which aims to end net forest loss by 2030. Those signatories account for about 90% of global tree cover and about 85% of the world’s primary tropical forests...

'Mega-MPA’ in Pacific will link waters of Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica to protect migratory turtles, whales and sharks from fishing fleets. Four Pacific-facing Latin American nations have committed to joining their marine reserves to form one interconnected area, creating one of

Nearly two years after the first reported case of Covid-19, the world is still facing the repercussions. At the same time, the extent of our planetary emergency – of climate crisis, biodiversity loss and inequality – has become evident.