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Living Seawalls Boost Marine Biodiversity on Hardened Coastlines

Living Seawalls Boost Marine Biodiversity on Hardened Coastlines

A global initiative called Living Seawalls is retrofitting seawalls, marinas and piers with biodiversity-friendly panels designed to make hard coastal infrastructure more hospitable to marine life. Ireland's first instal…

Wed Jul 01 20266 min
Women-Led Patrols Protect Pemba's Marine Biodiversity in Tanzania

Women-Led Patrols Protect Pemba's Marine Biodiversity in Tanzania

Women on Tanzania's Pemba Island are increasingly joining community marine patrols, monitoring fishing activity and helping enforce locally agreed conservation rules in waters where fish stocks have been declining. The c…

Mon Jun 29 20265 min
How Oysters Filter and Clean Seawater

How Oysters Filter and Clean Seawater

An oyster looks like one of the least impressive animals in the sea: a lumpy shell cemented to a rock or a piling, sitting motionless for its entire life. Yet each one is a tireless, living water-treatment plant, and a r…

Mon Jun 29 20264 min
Our Ocean Conference Closes With $6.4 Billion in Pledges and More Than 300 Commitments as Africa Takes Centre Stage

Our Ocean Conference Closes With $6.4 Billion in Pledges and More Than 300 Commitments as Africa Takes Centre Stage

The 11th Our Ocean Conference closed in Mombasa, Kenya, on 18 June 2026 with more than 300 voluntary commitments and US$6.4 billion mobilised for ocean conservation across marine protected areas, fisheries monitoring, cl…

Fri Jun 26 20265 min
How Plastic Breaks Down in the Ocean: The 7 Stages Explained

How Plastic Breaks Down in the Ocean: The 7 Stages Explained

Most of us picture "breaking down" as disappearing. A banana peel rots, a paper bag pulps apart, and within weeks nature has reclaimed them. Plastic doesn't play by those rules. When a bottle or a fishing net ends up in…

Thu Jun 25 202610 min
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