Mena Oceans
News, insights, and updates from Goumbook’s MENA Oceans Initiative; covering marine conservation, blue economies, coastal resilience, and ocean action across the Middle East and North Africa. From summit highlights to research breakthroughs and network updates, this is where the regional ocean conversation comes together.
In August 2026, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) confirmed the first recorded nesting...
Author: Cyrielle Lam Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the ocean has increasingly been...
Contributed by: Dr. Guilherme Abuchahla, Senior Technical Lead, Middle East Mangrove Knowledge Hub at Goumbook...
For decades, the 1.5°C milestone has anchored climate negotiations. It is the benchmark embedded in...
A new peer-reviewed study published in May 2026 in the journal Sustainability provides the first comprehensive assessment...
Photo credit: Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi Insights on MPA progress, regional conservation frameworks, and...
Author: Alicia Dauth 1. Introduction We have long relied on water infrastructure to produce, store,...
Contributed by The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (MENA Oceans Network Member) Shipping is entering a period...
Contributed by Yaprak Arda (Marine Programme Officer, IUCN Med) Tunisia is entering a decisive phase...
A new paper published in BioScience, “Measuring and Reporting on Seagrass as an Essential Ocean...
By Ashok Adicéam, Executive Director, Mission Neptune / Deputy Special Envoy for the Ocean (France)...
Contributed by Dr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna Senior Advisor to the President and Director on Ocean and Climate...
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