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The maritime transport sector emits as much greenhouse gas as the aviation industry, which is why the world’s major private maritime players now face the challenge of creating their own … Read More

As the UN Ocean Conference kicks off in Nice, we’re focusing on seagrass meadows: vital climate allies that are among the least protected ecosystems on Earth. They store more CO2 … Read More

A global summit on the dire state of the oceans kicks off Monday in France, with calls to ban bottom trawling and bolster protections for the world’s overexploited marine areas. … Read More

One of the world’s leading researchers on the state of our oceans has spoken to FRANCE 24 as the UN Ocean Conference got underway in the French Riviera city of … Read More

Today’s conference in Nice brought together scientists, policymakers, and environmental advocates to highlight the urgent need to address ocean overexploitation. Key speakers emphasized the importance of international cooperation, sustainable practices, … Read More

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday opened the UN Ocean Conference in the French riviera city of Nice with an urgent call for multilateral mobilisation to save the seas and marine … Read More

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world could not let the deepest oceans “become the wild west”, at the start in France of a global summit … Read More

As the French coastal city of Nice hosts the UN Ocean Conference, we take you to Kenya, where small-scale fishermen are struggling. Fish stocks are dwindling, and their nets often come … Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday opens a high-level summit in Nice on ocean conservation, as nations face pressure to adopt tougher stances on overfishing, pollution and marine protection. Watch … Read More

A global summit on the dire state of the oceans opened Monday in France, with demands to ban bottom trawling and expand marine protections. The UN Ocean Conference in Nice … Read More