Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/oceans/ Environmental science and conservation news Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Oceans https://news.mongabay.com/list/oceans/ 32 32 Tourism has the potential to reverse coral decline at Bali travel hotspot: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tourism-has-potential-to-slow-coral-decline-at-bali-travel-hotspot-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tourism-has-potential-to-slow-coral-decline-at-bali-travel-hotspot-study/#respond 22 Sep 2026 02:01:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=330326 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tourism-has-potential-to-slow-coral-decline-at-bali-travel-hotspot-study/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-330326 How freediving helps Indonesia’s Bajau preserve traditions and conserve marine life 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