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Is There Hope? My Capitol Hill Ocean Week Experience
Throughout my journey in exploring and planning my future in the marine conservation field, I have always struggled with the question of “Is there any hope?”. I always tell my …
TOF calls for National Academies to Explore Redesigning Plastics
As part of The Ocean Foundation’s Redesigning Plastics Initiative, on 15 July 2019, we requested a scoping meeting from the key boards of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and …
Ocean Acidification Day of Action
In 2018, The Ocean Foundation launched its Waves of Change campaign to raise awareness of the issue of ocean acidification, culminating with the Ocean Acidification Day of Action on January 8, 2019.
Conference of Parties will meet to Address Marine Environmental Issues
Conference of Parties for the Cartagena Convention will meet in Roatan, Honduras to address marine environmental issues Regional Experts look forward to finding solutions for common challenges in the Wider Caribbean …
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in the Car
Some days, it feels like we spend most of our time in cars— commuting to and from work, running errands, driving carpools, taking a road trip, you name it. While …
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint When You Travel
Do you fly a lot? Although aviation is a relatively small industry, it accounts for 4-9% of the total climate change impact of human activity and is likely to double …
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint at the Office
How can you be efficient if your workspace isn’t? We believe that an energy efficient office makes for an efficient workforce! So, put your procrastination to good use, make your …
The Vaquita
I have been afraid of this day for a long time, the “lessons learned” postmortem panel: “Conservation, controversy and courage in the Upper Gulf of California: fighting the vaquita vortex” …
Effectively Developing Marine Protected Areas
10th Monaco Blue Initiative Oceanographic Museum of Monaco 25 March 2019 Session #1 How can we – collectively – continue developing MPAs whilst ensuring their efficiency? Remarks by Mark J. …
The Green New Deal and the [New] Blue Economy
All of the talk about the “Green New Deal” and what that means, what it encompasses, and what it would take to achieve its vision, even if the specific strategies …
Is Your Sunscreen Killing Coral Reefs?
Is your sunscreen killing coral reefs? The likely answer, unless you are already sunscreen- reef savvy, is yes. After decades of research to develop the most effective sunscreens, it turns …
