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The European Union is launching a €92 million initiative to better understand and monitor the world's oceans, which remain 95% unexplored. The effort combines cutting-edge technology with climate research to protect marine life and critical underwater infrastructure.
Actress and activist Shailene Woodley is championing international agreements to legally protect our oceans. National Geographic named her one of 33 changemakers tackling the world's most critical challenges. ---
Kenya will host the first-ever Our Ocean Conference held in Africa in June 2026, giving coastal nations a powerful platform to champion ocean justice and marine protection. The timing is crucial as a new global treaty for protecting the high seas just took effect this January.
Scientists have discovered fragile corals over 100 years old on a Lord Howe Rise seamount, proving it's a vulnerable marine ecosystem that should be permanently protected from destructive fishing practices. The find comes as New Zealand considers reopening the area to bottom trawling after a temporary 2024 pause.
Travelers are diving in to plant coral and restore marine ecosystems while on vacation, creating a booming new industry that funds conservation. Ocean restoration tourism combines meaningful travel with hands-on environmental impact, turning tourists into citizen scientists.
After years of negotiation, a groundbreaking UN treaty protecting life in the open ocean officially became law this January. The agreement covers more than 40% of our planet's surface and marks the first time the world has united to safeguard the high seas.