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: ECO; Posted On November 17, 2022

NOAA Seeks Public Comments on Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Funding Aquaculture Projects

NOAA is developing a Programmatic Environmental Assessment to analyze the potential impacts on the natural and human environment from aquaculture...

: ECO; Posted On November 16, 2022

BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Analysis for Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore New York

The Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the...

: ECO; Posted On November 14, 2022

Antigua and Barbuda Will Pioneer a New Way for Developing Island Nations to Fund Their Climate Efforts

At the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, NOAH ReGen signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government...

: ECO; Posted On November 7, 2022

Norwegian Maritime Partners Join Forces to Find the Fastest Way to Zero Emissions

In response to the Green Shipping Challenge formulated jointly by the Governments of Norway and the United States, Norwegian maritime cluster...

: ECO; Posted On November 7, 2022

Native Fish Overlooked as Invaders in U.S. Waters

Rivers split across mountaintops and other geographic barriers may flow only a few miles from one another, but to the aquatic creatures in those...

: ECO; Posted On October 28, 2022

BOEM and NOAA Fisheries Announce Draft North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service...

: ECO; Posted On October 27, 2022

WWF and Ørsted in New Global Partnership to Unite Action on Climate and Ocean Biodiversity

Climate change is accelerating biodiversity loss, as crucial ecosystems and wildlife are hit hard by the impacts of a warming world. The ocean...

: ECO; Posted On October 17, 2022

World Ocean Council Urged Not to Lose Sight of Ship Emissions Below the Waterline

The global maritime industry is making significant progress in the fight to reduce ship greenhouse gasses and other ship-to-air emissions, but it...

: ECO; Posted On October 14, 2022

National Marine Sanctuaries Celebrate 50 Years of Ocean Conservation

On October 23, 1972, in response to several environmental disasters, Congress passed the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act which,...

: ECO; Posted On September 28, 2022

Arctic Shipping Lull Is Opportunity to Cut Sea Ice and Climate Impacts

Reacting to a September 22 satellite observation from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) showing that that Arctic sea ice reached the...

: ECO; Posted On September 13, 2022

Experts Raise 5 Key Priorities for Setting the Post-2025 Climate Finance Target

A new study by leading climate finance experts identifies the difficulties hampering climate finance to date. With the UN Climate Change Conference...

: ECO; Posted On September 8, 2022

More Than 1.1 Million Sea Turtles Poached Over Last Three Decades

One of the most serious threats to wildlife biodiversity, in addition to the climate crisis, is the illegal killing and trafficking of animals and...

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