Good News www.nationalgeographic.com In rare show of solidarity, 14 key nations commit to protect oceans The world’s most far-reaching pact to protect and sustain ocean health offers hope that our seas’ dire problems might be solved.
Politics news.mongabay.com ‘No other choice’: Groups push to protect vast swaths of Antarctic seas A coalition of conservation groups is advocating for the establishment of three new marine protected areas (MPAs) in East Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula and the Weddell Sea.
Politics www.forbes.com Antarctic Commission pursues largest conservation action ever taken Only 5% of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean is protected. A new proposal could quadruple these protections, but only if China and Russia get on board.
www.nationalgeographic.com Inside the ambitious push to protect a third of the world’s ocean Preserving our pristine seas will boost biodiversity, replenish fishing stocks, and store carbon.
Impacts therevelator.org Trump administration eliminates protections for vast ocean monument — experts react Here’s why the action is so harmful, how it’s possibly illegal, and why it won’t help struggling fishing communities.
Impacts An ecologist organizes the world Jane Lubchenco helped change the field of ecology by making the science useful to society.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities
