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Belize bans offshore oil drilling along barrier reef system

Sandra Cuffe 18 Dec 2015
A kelp forest off the California Coast, where pockets of full protection alternate with zones allowing limited fishing. Photo by Greg Asner.

Ocean protections drift behind those on land, but science can help

Natalie Jacewicz 20 Nov 2015

After the NGOs: can Wakatobi National Park survive on its own?

Melati Kaye 18 Nov 2015

The Holy Trinity: how Wakatobi’s coral stays healthy and diverse

Melati Kaye 16 Nov 2015

Chile announces one of the largest marine parks in the world off the coast of Easter Island

Mike Gaworecki 6 Oct 2015

Offshore drilling proposed in Belize’s spectacular marine areas

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 26 May 2015

Innovative community fisheries initiative wins top social entrepreneurship prize

Mongabay.com 13 Apr 2015

Madagascar establishes a sanctuary for sharks

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2015

Casting for another job: will fishers take up a new livelihood?

Amy West 12 Jan 2015

New marine protected areas key to fighting illegal fishing

Kerry Klein 24 Nov 2014

Gabon protects 23% of its coastal waters

Mongabay.com 15 Nov 2014

Russia and China blamed for blocking Antarctic marine reserve

Jeremy Hance 3 Nov 2014

Featured video: new Netflix documentary highlights the work of Sylvia Earle to save the oceans

Jeremy Hance 25 Aug 2014

Coastal wildlife paradise declared biosphere reserve in Argentina (PHOTOS)

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2014

U.S. raises $800 million for oceans, including $7 million from Leonardo DiCaprio

Jeremy Hance 19 Jun 2014

Bigger than Mexico? Obama announces major expansion of Pacific protected area

Jeremy Hance 18 Jun 2014

Study: 59% of Marine Protected Areas are ineffective

Loren Bell 10 Feb 2014

President’s pledge to ban commercial fishing around Pacific island nation slow to materialize

Tanya Dimitrova 23 Sep 2013

New $20,000 reporting grant: The state of marine fisheries in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 17 Sep 2013

U.S. bombs Great Barrier Reef, promises ‘rapid recovery’ of armaments

Oliver Milman 23 Jul 2013

Plan to preserve the world’s ‘last ocean’ killed by Russia

Jeremy Hance 16 Jul 2013

UN may downgrade Great Barrier Reef’s heritage status due to Australia’s inaction on threats

Oliver Milman 17 Jun 2013

Indonesia’s largest coal plant will be built despite protests, minister says

Diana Parker 26 May 2013

Measuring nutrient pollution in pristine waters: Puerto Rico’s Vieques Island

Jeremy Hance 10 Dec 2012

Photos: Mozambique creates Africa’s biggest marine protected area

Jeremy Hance 13 Nov 2012

Above the ocean: saving the world’s most threatened birds

Jeremy Hance 1 Nov 2012

Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years

Jeremy Hance 1 Oct 2012

Penguins face a slippery future

Jeremy Hance 26 Sep 2012

Maui’s dolphins still in danger of extinction despite New Zealand’s protective measures

Caillie Mutterback 7 Aug 2012

Clever whale shark video goes viral

Jeremy Hance 17 Jul 2012

World failing to meet promises on the oceans

Jeremy Hance 14 Jun 2012

Australia sets aside 40 percent of its waters for protection

Jeremy Hance 14 Jun 2012

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