The European Commission’s “Ocean Pact” is intended to advance marine protection while simultaneously boosting the “blue economy”. Financial issues will be a key topic at next week’s UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
By Leonie Düngefeld
Thousands of experts from politics, business and civil society are expected to attend the UN Ocean Conference in Nice. Hopes are high, but expectations for tangible results are low. Countries around the world do not even spend ten percent of the funds needed for marine conservation.
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An area the size of the Indian Ocean has become darker over the past 20 years, partly due to global warming. According to the study's authors, this is "one of the greatest losses of habitat on the planet."
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The first European Oceans Pact is available in draft form. Oceans Commissioner Costas Kadis promises, first and foremost, to simplify existing legislation.
By Alex Veit
On Thursday, the EU Commission took a further step towards implementing the UN Convention on the High Seas. Biodiversity in the oceans is to be better protected.
By Nicolas Heronymus
Climate models can explain the rapid rise in ocean temperatures between early 2023 and early 2024 and is not an indication of an additional acceleration of climate change, a new study shows.
By Lukas Bayer
"Unprecedented weather extremes" – The latest report on the state of the global climate registers many "stress signals" from the planet.
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According to the WMO's Climate Status Report, the oceans were hotter in 2023 than at any time in the last 65 years. They dampen a large part of global warming, but their condition is deteriorating and temperatures in some marine areas are particularly high.
By Lukas Bayer
Despite environmentalists' objections, Norway becomes the first country to engage in commercial deep-sea mining. The aim is to extract minerals such as lithium, scandium and cobalt.
By Lukas Knigge
