Environment

Chumbe Island: How Tanzania is Leading the Charge to Save Our Oceans

By Kizito Makoye
Under the surface of Tanzania’s turquoise waters, a miracle unfolds quietly every day.

Pacific Leaders Call for Bold Climate Action in Ocean Conference

By Naureen Hossain
“There is no climate action without ocean action,” President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands told reporters, as she and other representatives of Pacific island states reiterated that countries must honor their climate action agreements.

Pacific States, Territories Gift the World its ‘Largest Conservation Project’

By Cecilia Russell
While the island states in the Pacific may be modest, the ocean that surrounds them represents a huge oceanic state—an area equivalent to the entire European Continent.

UN Pushes for 10,000 Ships To Track Ocean Changes

By Kizito Makoye
A groundbreaking initiative to revolutionize global ocean observation is being launched this week at the UN Ocean Conference side event, aiming to enlist 10,000 commercial ships to collect and transmit vital ocean and weather data by 2035.

Waves of Change: From the Glittering Shores of Nice to Struggling Seaweed Farmers in Zanzibar

By Kizito Makoye
The late afternoon sun sparkles on the waters of the French Riviera as yachts dock at the Port of Nice with mechanical grace. A tram glides past palm-lined boulevards, where joggers, drenched in sweat, huff past leisurely strollers and sunbathers. Just beside the promenade, a crowd gathers around a young girl. With braided hair bouncing in rhythm, she belts out Beyoncé’s Halo with stunning precision. Her bare feet dance on the cobblestones, her voice echoing against the pastel façades.

‘Ocean Health Is Inseparable From Human Health, Climate Stability’—UN Chief Urges Swift Action, Partnership for Ocean Conference

By Naureen Hossain
“When we poison the ocean, we poison ourselves,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters on the second day of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3).

What Can We See About Climate Change in Macroeconomic Data?

By Michał Podolski
Year by year researchers improve and deepen our understanding of economic activity. The primary example, and probably the most commonly used, is the detailed data and analysis available on gross domestic product (GDP).

UNOC3: World Leaders Recognize Urgent Need for Ocean Action

By Naureen Hossain
The world has converged along the Mediterranean Sea to affirm their commitments to the sustainable use and protection of the ocean.

Oceans at Risk: Report Warns Global Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Marine Biodiversity

By Umar Manzoor Shah
A newly released report by Earth Insight in collaboration with 16 environmental organizations has sounded a global alarm on the unchecked expansion of offshore oil and gas projects into some of the most biologically rich and ecologically sensitive marine environments on the planet.

UN Ocean Decade vs. Coastal Reality: ‘They Took Our Sea,’ Say Vizhinjam Fishworkers

By Aishwarya Bajpai
As the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) approaches, bringing renewed attention to SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and the rights of ocean-dependent communities, India’s Vizhinjam coast highlights the environmental injustice and human cost of unchecked coastal development.

Girls in Kenya Are Repurposing the Invasive Mathenge Tree Into Furniture

By Farai Shawn Matiashe
Char Tito is hammering nails into wood at Kakuma Arid Zone Secondary School in Turkana County, northern Kenya. The 16-year-old is making a traditional chair under the scorching sun outside one of the classroom blocks.

Why we Must Put Ocean-Positive Solutions at the Heart of Global Development

By Francine Pickup
The ocean is far more than a vast expanse of water; it is a cornerstone of life and a critical driver of sustainable development. The intricate relationship between human development and the ocean underscores why ocean governance and sustainability are pivotal to global progress. Its significance becomes particularly evident in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), where the ocean is not just a resource but an intrinsic part of identity and survival.

CIVICUS’ New Leader Speaks on Global Declines in Civic Freedom

By Oritro Karim
On June 1, CIVICUS Global Alliance, announced the appointment of Mandeep Tiwana as its new Secretary-General. With his tenure underway, Tiwana sat down with an IPS correspondent to discuss CIVICUS’s work in promoting civic freedom and solidarity in an increasingly autonomy-restrictive world.

South-West Pacific Communities Threatened by Ocean Heat, Sea-Level Rise

By IPS Correspondent
The South-West Pacific experienced unprecedented warming in 2024, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report released today (June 5)—threatening islands in a region where half the population lives close to the coast.

Hundreds of Cholera Cases Are Declared Per Day in Sudan

By Oritro Karim
A particularly virulent outbreak of cholera was detected in the Khartoum State of Sudan and is a direct result of the Sudanese Civil War, warns the United Nations.

In a Changing World, Protecting Nature is Protecting Our Future

By Lyes Ferroukhi and Karin Metell
In a world marked by armed conflict, threats to democracy, technological disruptions, and geopolitical tensions, many people are asking: Why should we prioritize environmental crises when there are other, more visible or perceived as more urgent challenges?

Climate Justice Starts with a Bus Ride: A Lifeline for Delhi’s Waste Pickers

By Aishwarya Bajpai
Every day, Delhi’s waste pickers walk three to four kilometers under the blazing sun, collecting and sorting the garbage that keeps India’s capital functioning. Their work is essential—yet largely invisible.

Environment Day – 2025


 
Plastic pollution is choking our planet. An estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year. Less than 10% is ever recycled.

South Asian Cities Faced Relentless, Record-Breaking Heatwaves Last Year

By Selomi Garnaik and G. A. Rumeshi Perera
From the blistering heat of Delhi’s streets to Colombo’s humid corners, workers in the informal economy are silently enduring the toll of labour on their bodies and livelihoods.

Life Below Water Goes Deep: Our Planet’s Greatest Untold Story

By Diva Amon and Lissette Victorero
As David Attenborough reflects in his new documentary Ocean, “After living for nearly 100 years on this planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea". We wholeheartedly agree - and urge governments convening at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in France next month to remember that life below water goes deep.

Abundance of Renewable Energy Attracts Major Data Centers to Brazil

By Mario Osava
Brazil hopes to soon reap benefits of its largely renewable energy matrix. Data centers, whose demand is growing with the strides made by artificial intelligence, are the new frontier for these still-uncertain investments.[pullquote]3[/pullquote]
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