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Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas

A new study finds that more than 70 percent of these protected zones are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants, making corals and other marine life more vulnerable to climate change.

By Teresa Tomassoni

$Costa Rican border patrol roam the waters of Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland. In the last decade, authorities have arrested 159 subsidized vessels for illegal infractions ranging from illegal fishing to narco-trafficking. Credit: Ministry of Public Security$

How a Nation Famous for Marine Conservation Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction

By Johnny Sturgeon

In the Philippines, a New Protected Seascape Safeguards ‘Super Reefs’

By Teresa Tomassoni

At UN Ocean Conference, Nations and Funders Seek to Create and Expand Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas

By Teresa Tomassoni

Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean

By Teresa Tomassoni

‘Amazon of the Seas’ Threatened by Oil and Gas Developments

By Teresa Tomassoni

To Protect Vast Expanses of Ocean Beyond All National Boundaries, 60 Nations Must Ratify the Treaty of the High Seas

By Teresa Tomassoni

New Research Finds Most of the World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Have Inadequate Protections

By Bing Lin

Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas

A new study finds that more than 70 percent of these protected zones are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants, making corals and other marine life more vulnerable to climate change.

By Teresa Tomassoni

How a Nation Famous for Marine Conservation Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction

By Johnny Sturgeon

In the Philippines, a New Protected Seascape Safeguards ‘Super Reefs’

By Teresa Tomassoni

At UN Ocean Conference, Nations and Funders Seek to Create and Expand Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas

By Teresa Tomassoni

Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean

By Teresa Tomassoni

‘Amazon of the Seas’ Threatened by Oil and Gas Developments

By Teresa Tomassoni

To Protect Vast Expanses of Ocean Beyond All National Boundaries, 60 Nations Must Ratify the Treaty of the High Seas

By Teresa Tomassoni

New Research Finds Most of the World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Have Inadequate Protections

By Bing Lin

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