Highlights from 2021: A year of action, innovation and change
A look at what’s possible in another year of collaboration for the oceans
Fighting big plastic — and winning
Learn how Sharon Lavigne is keeping chemical companies from building new plastics plants in her community.
Face to Face
To highlight the link between glacial and ocean ecosystems, Parley Argentina coordinator Yago Lange set out to foil surf the Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia.
PARLEY AIR STATION / BLUEPRINT MODULE
Introducing our new end-to-end solution for plastic waste on islands and in remote regions.
Sargassum Seas
Our Brazil team explores the mysterious ocean realm of Sargassum seaweed and its potential to help capture carbon, combat acidification and create biomaterials.
State of the Oceans Special: Plastic Pollution
The last seven days have brought unprecedented news and action on plastic pollution, so we've dedicated this week's update exclusively to the issue.
State of the Oceans Special: One Million Species At Risk
A new UN report warns that 1 million species are at risk of extinction. In this special edition of State of the Oceans, we unpack the findings and look at solutions.
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Seaweed capsules, a styrofoam ban in Maine, sunscreen vs coral, rising water bottle sales and new protections for Canada’s marine environment.
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Researchers start tracking plastic in the Indian Ocean, a tribe on the US west coast is feeding starving orca whales and the Greenland Ice Sheet is breaking up.
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Climate change is affecting sea turtles, microplastics are airborne, North Atlantic right whales are breeding and scientists want to protect 30% of the oceans.
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Researchers have discovered two new species of cold-water coral, and supermarkets are experimenting with banana-leaf packaging.
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The restoration of forests and coasts can tackle climate change and the mass extinction of species, say campaigners.
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Jellyfish provide crucial habitats for developing fish, the world’s fastest shark is facing extinction and coal is now more expensive than solar and wind.
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A US judge has halted hundreds of drilling projects in Wyoming, and researchers learn more about the mysterious ‘blob’ in the Pacific Ocean.
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Students around the world are striking to protest inaction on climate change, plastic is piling up and scientists discover a new type of whale. Probably.
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Scientists learn more about how squid change colors and a new report finds “distinct risks to human health” at every stage of the plastic journey.
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A whale washes up in the Amazon, scientists find plastic in deep sea amphipods and a city in Ohio votes to give Lake Erie “personhood” status.
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Waves are crashing onto coastlines with more force, researchers have mapped the genome of the great white shark and vegan 'tuna' is now a thing.
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Youth in the UK and Europe take to the streets to protest government inaction on climate change.
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The color of the oceans is changing, bacteria are binding marine plastic together and the compelling case for a global ban on single-use plastics.
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Scientists call for a ban on the use of military sonar to protect whale populations, after a study highlighted a link with mass strandings.