As ghost junk haunts the sea, ‘mermaids’ are fighting back

Piece by piece, a Conservation International training program is chipping away at a silent threat to the ocean.

March 18, 2025

News spotlight: A quarter of freshwater species face extinction, study finds

A new study is ringing alarm bells for freshwater species, finding nearly a quarter are at risk of extinction.

January 14, 2025

On World Oceans Day, charting a new course for our seas

The ocean feeds us, regulates our climate and sustains economies. Yet numerous threats are devastating the health of marine ecosystems. In honor of World Oceans Day, we take a dive into efforts that are charting anew course for our oceans.

June 6, 2024

Study: Protecting the ocean benefits people and nature

Across the globe, marine protected areas help struggling fish populations and ecosystems recover and flourish. But what impact do they have on the people living nearby? A new study finds big benefits for both biodiversity and coastal communities.

June 22, 2023

News spotlight: Just how big is the ocean plastic problem?

Every year, up to 10 million tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans — an amount so large it’s hard to visualize. Two journalists from Al Jazeera found that if flattened, ocean plastic today would cover an area roughly the size of Jamaica.

June 21, 2023

News spotlight: Cities turn to nature to revive their rivers

In case you missed it: Around the world, rivers have been treated like repositories of trash and toxic runoff — some so heavily polluted that they caught on fire. Now, cities from Australia to Europe to North America are turning to nature to restore their waterways.

December 12, 2022