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The body responsible for the protection of Antarctica’s precious life, The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), has just completed a special meeting in Santiago, Chile. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ participated as an observer promoting independent science and urging delegates…

Coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, reefs and wetlands, provide natural protection against storm surges and other coastal climate impacts. But these ecosystems are vulnerable to damage, and themselves need to be preserved.ÌýOcean acidification, rising sea levels, changes in water…

Ziad Samaha tragically passed away on 22 April 2023 following a diving accident, at the age of 42. Ziad was the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Marine and Coastal Zone Management Programme Manager for the Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA) for nearly ten years, until June 2022.

Today we honour a dear Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ colleague and friend - Ziad Samaha - who was a true champion for conservation in the Mediterranean.

On 22 February 2023, a closing ceremony was held in Male’, Maldives, to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Reefs Generate Environmental and Economic Resiliency for Atoll Ecosystems (REGENERATE) project. The project aimed to improve access to science-based decision making, capacity…

As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC,Ìý"Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa."ÌýThis project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…

The 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) took place in Vancouver, Canada from February 3-9, 2023. This article summarizes several highlights of the conference from CEESP attendees.

The intertidal mud flats of the Gulf of Mottama, situated in southern Myanmar, are wintering grounds for 150,000-200,000 migratory shorebirds, including the critically endangered Spoon-billed sandpipers (

This compilation brief is composed of three studies on the economic impacts of plastic pollution on tourism and fisheries inÌýAntigua and Barbuda, Grenada, andÌýSaint Lucia, estimating direct costs for the economy of each island.ÌýGovernments of these islands have started to recognise the impacts…