Tag: marine biodiversity

We’ve reached the coral tipping point

“Preventing tipping points requires ‘frontloaded’ mitigation pathways that minimise peak global temperature, the duration of the overshoot period above 1.5°C, and the return time below 1.5°C. Sustainable carbon dioxide removal approaches need to be rapidly scaled up to achieve this.”

Is sea acidity a ticking time bomb?

“Ocean acidification isn’t just an environmental crisis —it’s a ticking time‑bomb for marine ecosystems and coastal economies.”

Meet Andreas Weil, the founder of Israel’s EcoOcean, protecting the seas for all

A feature article interviewing Israel's leading marine conservationist, Andreas Weil. He founded EcoOcean and has enabled hundreds of thousands of people to learn about the ecological aspects of marine conservation. He also brought the concept of Blue Flag beaches to Israel.

How divers can help save kelp forests

Want to help save kelp forests? A guide and some tips for divers.

Real-life Moana “Shiny” sponge collects glitter to stop from being eaten

Researchers have found that a sea sponge in the Red Sea collects rare metals and minerals and forms a symbiosis with a bacteria to protect it.

What is dark oxygen?

Something dark and metallic-like is pumping out large amounts of oxygen from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, at depths where a lack of sunlight makes photosynthesis impossible, scientists have noticed. 

Sea cucumbers are janitors of the sea

In first-of-its-kind research scientists discovered a crucial missing element that plays a profound role in keeping coral healthy — an animal of overlooked importance known as a sea cucumber. 

Deep sea mining hurts jellyish

Deep sea miners want to explore faster than science can show how devastating mining for minerals on our last frontier can be.  So science is working to pick up the pace so deep sea mining will not happen without a major shift in policy and research. The latest research to come out is that deep sea mining can harm jellyfish. 

The State of The Middle East’s Oceans – A Report

Find out how Middle Eastern and North African nations fared in the recent global Ocean Health Index (I'll give...

The Green Sheikh’s Eco-Hero: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

 The Green Sheikh explains why the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is his eco-hero. Not all country leaders...