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.
A new paper published in BioScience, “Measuring and Reporting on Seagrass as an Essential Ocean Variable for Science and Management”, proposes the first comprehensive, community-endorsed…
By Ashok Adicéam, Executive Director, Mission Neptune / Deputy Special Envoy for the Ocean (France) The Ocean has always preceded our systems of power. Before…
Contributed by Dr. Kilaparti Ramakrishna Senior Advisor to the President and Director on Ocean and Climate Policy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The year 2025 marked a…
Contributed by Nada Abdelkader (Marine Ecologist; MENA Oceans Network Domain Specialist) A team of Tunisian scientists and community leaders, including Nada Abdelkader (Marine Ecologist; MENA…
Once common across the western Indian Ocean, the humpback dolphin now persists in small, shrinking populations spread across 23 countries. Classified as Endangered and threatened…
As part of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative Global Members’ meeting in the UAE, the MENA Oceans Initiative by Goumbook convened a select group of regional…
As part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the MENA Oceans Initiative by Goumbook, in collaboration with The Mangrove Breakthrough, convened the Friends of the…
Through Sea Through, a campaign by Goumbook focused on marine conservation, we work with committed partners to turn ambition into action for the UAE’s marine…
Coastal eutrophication is a global concern, but its drivers differ sharply across regions. In many marine basins, agricultural runoff is the primary source of nutrient…
Launched at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) Monaco, a Special Event preceding the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) 2025, Phase 1 of…
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