US sea level to rise as much in next 30 years as in past century – study
Seas rising faster around the US than global average will cause ‘dramatic increase’ in number of people vulnerable to flooding America’s vast coastline is being assailed by rapidly encroaching oceans, with up to 1ft of sea level rise expected in the next 30 years – an increase that equals the total rise seen over the […]
Drugs have dangerously polluted the world’s rivers, scientists warn
Pharmaceutical pollution poses ‘global threat to human and environmental health’, major study finds Humanity’s drugs have polluted rivers across the entire world and pose “a global threat to environmental and human health”, according to the most comprehensive study to date. Pharmaceuticals and other biologically active compounds used by humans are known to harm wildlife and […]
Single-Use Plastic Free Accreditation recipients
The Green Blue and Final Straw Foundation have announced the first business, sailing club, and marina, to receive the Bronze Certification Award as part of the collaborative standard: Single-Use Plastic Free Accreditation.
Actions to protect the ocean
The Ocean Race and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) are joining forces to help increase understanding of the ocean and inspire action to protect it. The partnership hopes to contribute to global ocean action, starting with the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France, and aims to increase international action and drive tangible commitments. […]
11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award spotlight
Sport has a major role to play in ensuring a sustainable future for our planet. In 2018, World Sailing and 11th Hour Racing joined forces to create the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award.
Iceland to end whaling in 2024 as demand dwindles
Japan’s return to commercial whaling in 2019 has left few buyers for Iceland’s meat Iceland, one of the only countries that still hunts whales commercially, along with Norway and Japan, plans to end whaling from 2024 as demand dwindles, the fisheries minister has said. “There are few justifications to authorise the whale hunt beyond 2024,” […]
Extreme Heat Becomes New Normal for Oceans
Once rare marine heat waves have become routine, threatening coral reefs and other sea creatures — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
As world drowns in plastic waste, U.N. to hammer out global treaty
At the end of February, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) will tackle a challenging task: the creation of a landmark treaty to control plastic pollution worldwide. While most nations have agreed to participate, the scope and timing of such an agreement aren’t settled, with many countries, environmental NGOs, and the plastics industry expressing widely […]
Safe havens for coral reefs will disappear as oceans warm, study says
In 2015 and 2016, record ocean temperatures triggered coral bleaching events around the world — from Hawai‘i to the Caribbean to Australia — turning once-healthy polyps into ghostly skeletons. But some reefs managed to remain intact due to the cooling effects of upwelling and ocean currents. According to a new study, these special coral reefs, […]
