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UNDP'S OCEAN PROMISE For Global Blue Economy

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The ocean sustains all life on Earth. Yet it’s facing a multidimensional crisis driven by overfishing, pollution (especially plastics and nutrients), habitat loss, invasive species and climate change (ocean acidification, warming and deoxygenation).
(Photo © Unsplash/Biljana Martinić) A young boy watches fish in an aquarium in Berlin, Germany.

Ocean literacy and unlocking a revolution in ocean science solutions

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The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the UN Ocean Decade and it will be in the spotlight during several major international summits this year to promote ocean health, including…
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Ocean's ten

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The science is clear: The ocean is seriously degraded. Here are 10 ways you can help turn the tide.
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The ocean and the blue economy are fundamental to addressing the triple planetary crisis—says UNDP

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Recommends robust and urgent actions in lead up to the UN Ocean Conference
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20 ways to plastic-proof your routine

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We love nature, but our dependence on plastic is harming the environment.
Coral Reefs from UNDP Comoros

5 things you should know about the UN Ocean Conference, a chance to save the planet’s largest ecosystem

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The Ocean is the planet’s largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to take place in June, will be an important opportunity to redress the…
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Soaring fertiliser prices force farmers to rethink

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Research into replacements for nitrogen-based fertilisers has been spurred by high prices and climate concerns.
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A Sea Change

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Two decades of action and a singular success: The Western and Central Pacific Ocean is now the only major ocean area where all tuna stocks are harvested sustainably
The ocean provides us vast economic services that we need to manage sustainably. Photo: Erik Lukas on OceanImageBank

Interview between Andrew Hudson and OACPS R&I on role of research and innovation in conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources for a thriving blue economy

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In the run-up to the second UN Ocean Conference, and a few days before an OACPS meeting in Ghana of ministers in charge of fisheries and aquaculture, we speak to Andrew Hudson, UNDP Head of Water and Ocean Governance Programme, about the central…
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The beginning of the end for throwaway plastics

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A historic international agreement has been reached to end the scourge of plastics pollution.
How has COVID-19 affected global efforts to reduce plastic pollution?

Efforts to stop plastic pollution slowed during pandemic, report finds

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The study is the first in what researchers hope will be an annual series tracking global “trends and gaps” in government responses to plastic pollution.
NCS’s ‘Inventing Tomorrow’ meets the pioneers charting a new course for the ocean economy

NCS’s ‘Inventing Tomorrow’ meets the pioneers charting a new course for the ocean economy

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The rising demand for ocean sources is pushing marine ecosystems close to to breaking level, a downside made worse by the local weather disaster. On the newest episode of ‘Inventing Tomorrow’, NCS anchor and correspondent Kristie Lu Stout spotlights…