oceans

Contributed by Ignace Beguin Billecocq, Executive Director, Mangrove Breakthrough; Advisory Board Member – MENA Oceans Initiative In June 2025, the Mangrove Breakthrough unveiled a bold…

Contributed by Ms. Taiba Alamoudi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Domain Specialist – MENA Oceans Network In a remarkable discovery, a scientific expedition…

Contributed by International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), Founding Member – MENA Oceans Network A major new regional assessment launched on 12th June 2025 at Nice…

Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystem in eastern Arabia, and monitoring is necessary to understand their current status and trends in health. Image credit:…

Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and produce at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen, yet they face significant threats from pollution, overfishing,…

In recent years, the field of coral restoration has witnessed significant advancements as scientists and conservationists strive to find innovative and effective methods to restore…
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has invited representatives from all over the world to discuss rules and regulations on deep-sea mining from 10th – 21st…

By Philippa Loates, CMS – Abu Dhabi Office The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Office – Abu Dhabi, in…

COVID-19 triggered an estimated global use of 129 billion face masks and 65 billion gloves every month. If we stitched together all of the masks…