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Upping the game to address environmental chaos
Where we work
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Speech:

Upping the game to address environmental chaos
What we do
Climate action

Nature action

Chemicals and pollution action

Air

Biosafety

Disasters and conflicts

Energy

Environment under review

Environmental rights and governance

Extractives

Forests

Gender

Green economy

Oceans and seas

Resource efficiency

Sustainable Development Goals

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Transport

Water

Youth, education and environment
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Agenda 2030

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Oceans and seas

We promote the protection and sustainable management of the world’s marine and coastal environments.

Explore: Status of Coral Reefs of the World Report

The Challenge

Our oceans are being degraded by human activities that harm marine life, undermine coastal communities and negatively affect human health.

The Work

Ocean and Coastal Observations

Global Wastewater Initiative (GW²I)

regional seas especies and human activities

Regional Seas Programme

wind turbines on the sea

Enabling sustainable, resilient and inclusive blue economies

mangrove

Protecting & Restoring Blue Carbon Ecosystems

Fighting for #CleanSeas

Marine protected area

Promoting Effective Marine Protected Areas

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Protecting Coral Reefs

Waste in a river

Addressing Land-Based Pollution

Report

Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach – Recommendations for Actions

News and Stories

People walk on a bridge

Story

Four reasons to protect rivers

coral reefs

Press release

Coral reef protection to grow with the Green Fins Hub

Dugong dugon

Story

Abu Dhabi’s restoration efforts bring hope for extinction-prone dugongs

Aquaculture

Story

Fish farming goes green in Palau

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