Tag: marine environment

SafeSeas, Stable Seas and ONE EARTH FUTURE issued a report focusing on the environmental crimes within the maritime context.

Djibouti is the latest country to benefit from a national training workshop on implementation and enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

Following the announcement at the last G20 Summit of the creation of the Global Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform aiming to improve coral conservation around the world, Saudi Arabia, as the governing body of the Platform, held its first meeting in June. 

The Steering Committee of the International umbrella organization of Marine Environment Protection Associations (INTERMEPA), convened to share knowledge and best environmental practices in the Mediterranean Sea, North America and Black Sea.

Following the sinking incident of the MV X-press Pearl off Sri Lanka’s west coast, authorities informed of wildlife harm.

The IMO's GloLitter Partnerships Project has been granted a one year extension by the initial funding body.

The GloLitter Partnerships Project, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and led by the IMO, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization launched the Joanna Toole GloLitter Partnerships Grant.

CGG along with the European Space Agency launched a monitoring solution, in an effort to tackle marine pollution.

Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant, into the sea.

During IMO's Office of the London Protocol and Ocean Affairs (OLCP&OA) and UNEP/MAP recent meeting, participants focused on how to prevent pollution from dumping of wastes at sea.