An abandoned ship in the Aral Sea, which has almost completely disappeared. Hélène Veilleux, Flickr

Tech stars tackle landscape restoration in the Aral Sea in innovative competition

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For the week of 5–9 April, entrepreneurs from around the world gathered on Zoom to go head-to-head with proposals on how to fix one of the world’s largest environmental disasters. At stake: the fast-disappearing Aral Sea, the livelihoods and public…
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition – Strand 1 (Funding competition)

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition – Strand 1 (Funding competition)

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The Department for Transport will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £20m for innovative clean maritime and smart shipping projects. The aim of this competition is to support the design and development of…
2nd UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge Call for Proposals: Sustainable Fisheries

2nd UNDP Ocean Innovation Challenge Call for Proposals: Sustainable Fisheries

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Fish represent one of the most important sources of food protein to humanity, supplying 17 percent of total animal protein consumed globally. Since 1967, global per capita fish consumption has more than doubled to 20 kg/yr/person.
Nine projects combating marine pollution selected as UNDP Ocean Innovators

Nine projects combating marine pollution selected as UNDP Ocean Innovators

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New York, 9 March 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced the nine winners of the 2020 Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC).
Ocean Resilience Innovation Challenge

Ocean Resilience Innovation Challenge

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In late 2020, ORRAA ran its first Ocean Resilience Innovation Challenge to surface finance and insurance innovations that build coastal resilience to ocean change while delivering a return on investment.