More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week.

A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown ...

The third U.N. Ocean Conference has opened as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection ...

Dozens of research and exploration vessels have set sail off the French coastal city of Nice across across the Baie des Anges ...

The declaration – together with bold voluntary commitments by States and other entities – constitutes the Nice Ocean Action Plan, successfully concluding the five-day Conference with a boost to ...

IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, ...

The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded today with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the ...

Our first day at the UN Ocean Conference was filled with inspiring conversations and practical ideas to support ocean ...

Canada's oceans are facing increasing impacts from climate change, including species decline, biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, harm from aquatic invasive species, illegal, unreported and ...

Marine experts say governments must protect fragile ecosystems from destructive practices such as bottom trawling and deep ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Kerry, former secretary of state and Biden-era climate envoy, about the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France.