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Fears of SDG clashes overblown, study finds
Fears that progress towards some Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may undermine achievements in others are largely unfounded, a science-based analysis of their interactions has concluded. The SDGs
Oceans and Seas
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Gabon pledges ‘massive’ protected network for oceans
President Ali Bongo Ondimba announced to the UN Ocean Conference that the government of Gabon has created a network of marine protected areas the size of Costa Rica. Gabon pledges ‘massive’ protected
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Senegalese scientists monitor climate change effect on the ocean
As world leaders criticise the United States for pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, scientists are trying to work out exactly what a warmer world will mean. That includes researchers in Senegal,
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Ocean Atlas 2017: facts and figures on the threats to our marine rcosystems
The Ocean Atlas illustrates the important role played by the seas and the global maritime ecosystems – not just for people living on the coasts but for all of us. The Atlas provides up-to-date insights
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UNESCO global ocean science report, first stock taking of global ocean science
On World Oceans Day, 8 June, UNESCO will present the first ever global stock-taking of the oceanographic sciences at the United Nations' Ocean Conference, at the UN in New York from 5 to 9 June. Other
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Pacific Ocean shift could see 1.5C limit breached within a decade
Global average temperatures could pass 1.5C above pre-industrial levels within the next decade, new projections suggest. The timing of when we actually hit the 1.5C threshold will depend heavily on
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Fungus-like mycelial fossils in 2.4-billion-year-old vesicular basalt
<p>Fungi have recently been found to comprise a significant part of the deep biosphere in oceanic sediments and crustal rocks. Fossils occupying fractures and pores in Phanerozoic volcanics indicate that
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Antarctica and the strategic plan for biodiversity
<p>The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, adopted under the auspices of the Convention on Biological Diversity, provides the basis for taking effective action to curb biodiversity loss across the planet
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New Study Helps Explain How Garbage Patches Form in the World's Oceans
A new study on how ocean currents transport floating marine debris is helping to explain how garbage patches form in the world’s oceans. Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School
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Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna
<p>The legacy and reach of anthropogenic influence is most clearly evidenced by its impact on the most remote and inaccessible habitats on Earth. Here we identify extraordinary levels of persistent organic