11 September, 2026
The Environmental Bill for Owning Greenland
The world’s largest island has now lost ice for thirty consecutive years. It also sits on one of the planet’s biggest heavy rare earth deposits, and it has spent two years being publicly claimed by a country that already has a base there. Almost none …
11 September, 2026
How AI is being used in ocean conservation and management
From November 2025 to February 2026, OCTO conducted the most comprehensive survey to date on how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in the global ocean conservation and management field. The full results of this survey, published July 2026, are available here. via OCTO Have any …
11 September, 2026
Workshop for US-based conservation and earth science professionals with disabilities – 13 – 15 November 2026, Online
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately one in four Americans reported having a disability in 2022. On the international level, the World Health Organization reports approximately 16% of the global population live with a significant disability. This workshop is designed to …
11 September, 2026
New report provides most comprehensive assessment of coral reef status to date
The new Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2025 report, released by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) finds that the world’s coral reefs are running out of time to recover between increasingly frequent marine heatwaves and global bleaching events driven by human-induced …
11 September, 2026
Understanding and Responding to a Very Strong El Niño Year Webinar – 17 September 2026, Online
NOAA forecasts indicate that the current El Niño is likely to strengthen into a very strong event, bringing warmer-than-average ocean temperatures across many tropical reef regions. Elevated sea surface temperatures are already being observed across coral reefs in the Caribbean, Coral Triangle, Micronesia, and parts …
11 September, 2026
NOAA Virtual Seminar 2 – Tools for Marine Conservation, Coastal Resilience and National Security in the Indo-Pacific Region – 23 September 2026
MPA managers, security professionals, and policy experts across the Indo-Pacific are invited to the virtual seminar, “Tools for Marine Conservation, Coastal Resilience and National Security in the Indo-Pacific Region”. The seminar brings together leading scientists and practitioners—including Purwanto Purwanto of the Coral Triangle Center, Dr. …
11 September, 2026
MasKelp: Protecting kelp ecosystems through science, capacity building, and communication – 28 October 2026, Online
Webinar: MasKelp: Protecting kelp ecosystems through science, capacity building, and communication Presented by: Nur Arafeh Dalmau, Carolina Olguin Jacobson, and Fiorenza Micheli with the Stanford University Doerr School of Sustainability Hopkins Marine Station Date/Time: Wednesday, October 28, 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC/6 pm CET …
11 September, 2026
Assessing MPA Quality at Scale: An Introduction to the MPAtlas Assessment Portal – 20 October 2026, Online
Webinar: Assessing MPA Quality at Scale: An Introduction to the MPAtlas Assessment Portal Presented by: Beth Pike, Jessica MacCarthy, and Nikki Harasta of the Marine Conservation Institute. Date/Time: Tuesday, October 20, Noon US EDT/9 am US PDT/4 pm UTC/5 pm BST/6 pm CEST Description: The Marine Protection Atlas (MPAtlas) …
10 September, 2026
MARBLUE: Blue Growth – Challenges and opportunities for the Black Sea – 27-29 October 2026, Constanta, Romania
The aim of this International Conference is to contribute to the protection of the Black Sea by supporting the sustainable development in a multi-disciplinary way. The conference will provide a space for fruitful discussions, including aspects related to both fundamental research as well as technological innovations, between scientists as well as …
10 September, 2026
Symposium: Atlantic Plastics 2026 – 20-22 October 2026, Reykjavic, Iceland
The Third International Symposium on Marine Plastic Pollution – Atlantic Plastics 2026 – will bring together expertise, research and perspectives from across the globe under this year’s theme: Arctic to Antarctic. The conference will welcome researchers, policymakers and practitioners working across the marine plastics community, featuring 100 presentations and 60 …