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The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sea Shepherd Global to have the latter conduct sea patrols as a deterrent to increasing levels of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing occurring Tuvalu’s waters.

The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) has governed worldwide “long-term conservation and sustainable use” of shared fish stocks—those that bridge the legal boundaries separating the waters of nations, mainly tunas and sharks—since 2001.

We have crossed six of the nine boundaries within which human life on Earth will still be possible for future generations. That is not good news. Can the tide still be turned? The planetary boundaries were discussed on May 9 as part of the Leiden University Green Office's Sustainability Day.

When people leave their rural lives behind to seek their fortunes in the city or agriculture is no longer profitable, the lands they toiled on are often left unused.

A multinational and interdisciplinary team of scientists has published new research that provides critical insights into the damage that the legal wildlife trade currently poses to global conservation and sustainability efforts.

The Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO), in collaboration with Oil Change International, today launched the findings of a global analysis which maps fossil fuels underneath the world’s protected areas.

Researchers believe a new approach to policing marine parks, including tackling the psychology of poaching, could yield massive benefits for fish numbers. Dr. Brock Bergseth from James Cook University led a study that looked at how Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) could be made more effective.

The last year has seen some promising changes in the global framework for environmental governance.

The Independent Papua New Guinea Biodiversity and Climate Fund has issued a second funding call for projects aiming to earn protected area status and help the megadiverse country reach  its international biodiversity commitments.

At a global scale, conservationists have done a remarkable job of conserving land, creating over 6,000 terrestrial protected areas per year over the past decade. But small has become the norm.