Some coastal communities view whales as the guardians of the ocean, a special value attached to the marine giants which is not misplaced. Whales provide incredible services for the ocean and coastal communities, playing a role deemed so important that some scientists have coined them “ecosystem engineers”
Two-thirds of the globe lie under water and the future of our planet is inexorably tied to what happens at sea. With today’s UN World Environment Day themed around Beat Plastic Pollution, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on why we need a healthy ocean
Ocean Week, an in-depth look at the work done by our dedicated Ocean campaigners, the issues on which they focus and the real-world changes they make. We take you into the history of our Ocean work, from the 1983 investigation that led to our creation to current efforts to save the critically endangered vaquita
When most people think of climate change, the energy used by their air-conditioner or the gases used in the fridges at their local supermarkets aren’t normally the first things to come to mind.
Today is International Women’s Day and, to mark the occasion, our campaigning heroines reflect on the heroines who have inspired them. The likes of Sylvia Earle, Dame Daphne Sheldrick, Petra Kelly, Ada Salter, Belinda Wright, Christiana Figueres, Mary Robinson, Christine Stevens and more
Blue Planet II offered a much-needed reminder of our powerful connections to the ocean. The sea provides us with oxygen and food vital for human life, acts as an enormous carbon sink and generates income for billions around the world. Yet our relationship with the ocean is, for the most part, one-sided and exploitative