Sustained pollution can damage coastal and marine ecosystems and jeopardise the livelihood of entire communities. By applying cutting-edge nuclear and isotopic techniques, the IAEA helps Member States ...

Human activities are threatening the health of the world's oceans. More than 80 percent of marine pollution comes from land-based activities. From coral bleaching to sea level rise, entire marine ...

The health, resilience and productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly affected by pollution, including land-based nutrient, pesticide and plastic pollution. WWF and our supporters ...

The consequences are equally wide-ranging: pollution in the marine environment can threaten the livelihoods of coastal communities and associated industries, pose a risk to human health through ...

Governments alone cannot do it all, and the private sector has a key role in managing marine plastic pollution. Governments can enact and enforce regulations that will enable transition towards a ...

Spurred by major oil pollution incidents, such as the Torrey Canyon disaster off the south-west coast of the United Kingdom in 1967, IMO embarked on an ambitious programme of work on marine ...

Hong Kong's unique marine environment, with its rich ecosystems, provides vital habitats and food sources for various marine ...

In order to give you context for this ongoing challenge, this Spotlight guides you through both the basics of marine mammals and the fundamental sources of acoustic pollution in their habitat.

In 2020 international shipping saw itself faced with new fuel regulations for cargo ships pertaining to low sulfur fuels ...

Animals that hunt in the dark with sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids BEAUFORT, N.C. -- To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party ...

Leslie Hart is an epidemiological consultant for the National Marine Mammal Foundation ... Our study highlights how extensive plastic pollution is – and how other living things, including ...

Rapid industrial development, economic growth, and the increase of the country's population have contributed to air, land, and marine pollution becoming major environmental issues. In addition to ...