Visiting the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is an independent judicial body established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of [...]
Microplastic, a public health issue
Microplastics are increasingly recognised as a growing public health issue. The research reported here was carried out within the framework of an academic collaboration supported [...]
Where skies and seas meet: Climate and ocean interdependence in policy making
Over the last 50+ years, the International Ocean Institute (IOI) has been conducting training and capacity building in Ocean Governance with the aim of creating knowledgeable [...]
WTO: we need an ambitious agreement to stop harmful fisheries subsidies
Stop harmful fisheries subsidies Since more than 20 years, the WTO has had a mandate to phase out harmful fisheries subsidies. Even after [...]
Mundus maris at Boot 2024 – Great success!
Beating earlier records, the 'love your ocean' platform to promote the seven principles of the UN Ocean Decade was present with more than 60 partners [...]
Science and how to use it in a changing world
On 27 October, fisheries biologist Cornelia E. Nauen visited Leiden University (LU) to give the 7th Environmental Humanities LU talk about her work with Mundus [...]
Belgian Ocean Decade Committee reviews its programme
Maria del Carmen Patricia Morales represents Mundus maris asbl in the Belgian Ocean Decade Committee. The Committee which provides scientific guidance met for its last session of [...]
Pampa Azul, Argentina looking to the sea
Argentina has one of the largest continental shelves on the planet an important marine food supplier and carbon dioxide sink through abundant primary productivity. A [...]
Towards a global network of MPAs for ocean governance
Marine protected areas (MPAs) rightly attract more attention as international biodiversity agreements see them as major instruments to stop mass species extinctions and recover ocean [...]
Webinar: Nigeria’s Fisheries challenges and opportunities
The new President of Nigeria has created a Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy as one of the innovations to social and economic development of [...]