Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from
Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems
Plastic waste woes: A primer on India’s marine litter problem
Only 60 per cent of the total collected plastic waste is recycled, while the fate of the remaining 40 per cent is not accounted
The 5 biggest threats to West Africa’s oceans — and what to do about them
Ocean produces over half of world’s oxygen, absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than atmosphere
Molting seals add mercury to seawater, reveals study
Mercury, the most toxic metal, is easily absorbed and accumulated in marine organisms
Fish take oil spills to heart
2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may have caused heart defects in tuna species, reducing their numbers
Underwater ship graves
Seventy years after the largest seaborne invasion in history, World War II shipwrecks still pose environmental risks
‘Marine Protected Areas must be evaluated for effectiveness’
At present, focus is only on coverage; quality and effectiveness not assessed, point out experts
Marine pollution, coastal development: Coral reefs need to be saved
Coral reefs face mounting threats: 10% of them have degraded across the globe, another 30% may disappear within next 20 years
Microplastics, microbeads: What you did not know about self-care products
Bureau of Indian Standards in 2017 proposed a ban on raw materials not recognised safe for use in cosmetics from 2020. The status of the ban is&…
Aqua guard
Denmark introduces an advanced system to moniter oxygen depletion and waste dumping in seawater
Documenting dissent
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Dying oceans
Oxygen-deprived zones in oceans across the world have emerged as a huge threat to marine ecosystems
Sponged to death
Natural sponges from the Mediterranean Sea are fast disappearing. Global warming and overfishing figure among the list of perpetrators of this …
Towards sustainable marine fisheries value chain: Reflections amid COVID-19 crisis
A behavioural nudge to promote sustainable fisheries, community mobilisation can go a long way for the sector in post-COVID-19 era and beyond
Ocean litter is making these researchers sail around the world
A scientific sailing expedition is out at sea to assess plastic pollution in the oceans and raise awareness about the dangers of this non-…
Bay in distress
A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved
POSCO unplugged
Sayantan Bera travels to Jagatsinghpur in Odisha to find that villagers labeled ‘pro’ POSCO do not have a choice otherwise
‘OECMs are a win-win for conservation and community’
Down To Earth talks to conservationist Vinod Mathur to learn more about India’s roadmap to conserve its marine regions
POSCO gets final approval
Environment ministry endorses state government’s claim that there are no forest rights to be settled in the project area
Bhopal waste to be disposed of in the sea?
Taking cue from disposal of chemical weapons in 2009, Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee suggests incinerating the waste on a floating …
Living on the edge
Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …
Eyeing the coastlines
Further dilution of the rules safeguarding the Indian coastal ecosystem has just been proposed. Under the guise of providing land to poor …
Taking stock of biodiversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity, 20 years on, is still struggling to stem the precipitous decline in biodiversity. After missing the 2010 …
Gentle on critical pollution
After declaring 43 industrial areas in India as critically polluted and imposing a moratorium on their expansion, the Union Ministry of …