Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 7, 2024

Their beauty is as equally notable as their importance to our ocean: Parrotfish are essential to the survival of coral habitats as they feed on algae that could otherwise suffocate the reefs. Love ocean content? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 2, 2024

Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal © 2023 by Ocean Visions Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is attracting increased attention as a possible climate change response strategy. Clearly there is a long way to go and ocean-based CDR approaches could help us get there. degrees Celsius.

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Real Climate

JULY 24, 2023

The AMOC is a big deal for climate. The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a large-scale overturning motion of the entire Atlantic, from the Southern Ocean to the high north. Major abrupt past climate changes are linked to AMOC instabilities, including Dansgaard-Oeschger-Events and Heinrich Events.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The planet has accumulated as much heat in the past 15 years as it did in the previous 45 years; the ocean has absorbed the majority of this excess heat. Scientists have consistently warned that the continued burning of fossil fuels is heating the planet, including the ocean.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The focus was clear: climate action, transitioning to cleaner energy, advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and preparing for COP28 (the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference). Our team from Ocean Conservancy was right in the mix, meeting with governments and engaging in more than 30 events in just five days.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Our ocean has absorbed more than 90% of the heat from human-caused global warming—it’s not surprising that this greatly impacts ocean animals and the communities that depend on them. This is especially pressing for something as economically, ecologically and culturally important as our ocean’s fisheries. Love ocean content?

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. C, we stand to lose ocean and coastal ecosystems we depend on to sea level rise, warming temperatures, ocean acidification and other climate impacts. degrees Celsius. If we warm beyond 1.5°C, If we warm beyond 1.5°C,

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Each Thanksgiving, I like to share some of the ocean victories we’re thankful for. And we have much to celebrate this year, including record-breaking federal funding for coastal infrastructure and millions of people around the world rallying to remove 30 million pounds of trash from our ocean. Stay up to date on ocean news.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

No funding agreement by the deadline (October 1) means the government, including agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shuts down. putting undue stress on people, our economy and our ocean. A government shutdown will put a hard stop on NOAA’s ocean research.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For ocean advocates like me who have been tracking the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) rollout, the need for this long overdue investment in climate resilience is crystal clear. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The consequences of climate change aren’t reserved for the oceans and atmosphere: Diseases have secured a larger presence in recent years thanks to global warming. We never imagined the magnitude of diseases impacted by climate change. Climate’s Contagion. A Conservative Crystal Ball.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The ocean is packed with animals of all shapes and sizes, from the smallest zooplankton to the biggest blue whale. Love ocean content? Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. See how you can take action for all animals who dwell in the ocean.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As deeply troubling reports continue to come in about ocean waters hitting historic hot temperatures, sectors like global shipping are trying to understand the consequences of a warmer ocean and what can be done to stop the heating. So, we’re seeing the ocean heat up, lose oxygen and get bigger. as a national policy leader.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 12, 2022

In October 2021, I had the honor of joining world leaders, activists and other representatives from non-governmental organizations in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26). The central message of the conference was abundantly clear: the impacts of climate change are all around us.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 21, 2022

anywhere near the water, especially the ocean. Yet as I began to pull together a list of book recommendations for ocean lovers, I realized something. While I love any book about the sea, there’s a category of “ocean books” that I’ve found myself more fascinated with each day. Love ocean content? Enter Your Email.loading.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Take Action for Climate-Ready Fisheries. The ocean has buffered our planet from the impacts of climate change, absorbing much of the carbon dioxide we’ve emitted and a substantial amount of the heat from our warming atmosphere. The ocean is getting higher and hotter; it holds less oxygen; and it’s becoming more acidic.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 8, 2021

Today is World Ocean Day, which is, understandably, a big day here at Ocean Conservancy. We spend 365 days a year talking about the wonders within our ocean—certainly a privilege and pleasure to do. And we talk about the problems facing our ocean—and the solutions we can develop to solve them. Love our content?

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The focus was clear: climate action, transitioning to cleaner energy, advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and preparing for COP28 (the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference). Our team from Ocean Conservancy was right in the mix, meeting with governments and engaging in more than 30 events in just five days.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Coastal fishing traditions that exist along the west coast are at risk to climate change. How do fishers view vulnerability and the impacts of climate change on fisheries? Views on ocean warming and fisheries. These communities depend on fishing for their livelihoods and traditional ways of life.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Our ocean faces a diverse range of threats, and it takes a diverse community of advocates to protect it. We cannot talk about conservation efforts without discussing how diversity, inclusion and equity fit into the mix. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Zavia Jenkins , Florida Conservation Program.

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 4, 2022

A new study examined what the ocean will look like in the future if we keep burning all the fossil fuels we can lay our hands on. And if we do, the future for the ocean is grim indeed. The researchers applied powerful Earth system models that faithfully recreate the behavior of the ocean, land and atmosphere to game out the future.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 15, 2023

John Kerry speaks during the 2023 Our Ocean Conference, in Panama City, Panama. By Anders Lorenzen As a part of a landmark oceans agreement, the US has pledged $6 billion to protect oceans alongside tackling climate change. Photo credit: Reuters / Aris Martinez. We cannot fully address one without the other.”

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Everything seems bigger in the ocean! Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Here are the top five biggest whales in the ocean. The bowhead is the fifth largest whale in the ocean, reaching up to 60 feet in length. Overhead shot of fin whale at ocean surface © NOAA Fisheries. The good news?

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We at Ocean Conservancy are following these events closely and want our members and ocean lovers everywhere to have accurate information about whale threats. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. What are the known threats to whales?

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 29, 2024

See more wonderful ocean animals! Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. They are easy to spot because of their spotted bodies—and they are favorites for ocean photographers and scuba divers to witness. That would be a wonderful sight to see!

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 21, 2022

After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference returned to an in-person event this June. Thousands of people from around the world gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss the biggest challenges facing our ocean and how best to work together to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A global initiative to protect 30 percent of the earth’s land and oceans by 2030 is gaining momentum. But scientists warn that as the world warms, many conservation areas will become less and less suited to the types of species and ecosystems they were intended to protect. Read the full story at e360. Read more →

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Despite the ongoing debate on whether ITLOS has jurisdiction to issue an advisory opinion on climate change, if the Tribunal asserts jurisdiction (on jurisdiction, see here and here) , there is still much to uncover. Assuming the ITLOS will assert jurisdiction, this post’s objective is twofold. The question is divided into two parts.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 19, 2021

Maya Canonizado is a Communications Intern at Ocean Conservancy, based in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up and living on the coast her whole life sparked her love for the ocean and the desire to protect it from a young age. Before I started working for Ocean Conservancy, I browsed through this very website.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 11, 2023

Ocean Conservancy’s Ocean Justice team is proud to announce the first Ocean Justice Community Grants cohort. Climate change and ocean injustice present dual crises that disproportionately impact marginalized coastal and ocean communities. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 27, 2023

We’ve heard so much about the effects of climate change on our ocean. Carbon pollution from fossil fuel use and land development have heated the atmosphere and ocean, leading to sea level rise, stronger storms, fisheries’ moving poleward, and widespread loss of sea ice and glaciers.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 24, 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has sounded the alarm on climate change since their first report in 1990. Their reports provide policymakers with the information they need, like those in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) who set the ambition for global climate action.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 10, 2022

I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on ocean justice at Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW). This year’s CHOW convening was especially important as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of a powerful package of legislative changes that improved how we protect our ocean, coasts and lakes.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The ocean has absorbed nearly 33% of all greenhouse gas emissions and around 90% of the excess heat produced through climate change. It may seem like a good thing all around that the ocean is protecting us in this way, but the ocean actually pays a hefty price. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By Anya Blaney Ocean scientist and TNC in Washington trustee Marco Hatch creates opportunities for under-resourced students to pursue higher education while revitalizing ancestral clam gardens. As climate challenges unfold, clam gardens remain a testament to the resilience of Indigenous people and nature.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 8, 2024

This blog was written by Hannah De Frond, Ocean Conservancy Consultant and International Trash Trap Network Coordinator. A recent example of this followed the publication of Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto’s research paper about microplastics in commonly consumed protein products. What did we find?

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you need proof that there is still plenty to discover in our ocean, look no further than the recent deep-sea expedition in South America. In January 2024, a group of scientists boarded Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) to explore underwater mountain ranges off of Chile’s coast. Sign up to receive our emails.

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