Marine protected areas

'Waves of change have formed': Did the UN Oceans Conference deliver a breakthrough for marine protection?

Biodiversity

'Waves of change have formed': Did the UN Oceans Conference deliver a breakthrough for marine protection?

Nations vow to ramp up ocean protection efforts in France, but green groups warn 'a lot of unfinished business' remains

clock 16 June 2025 • 9 min read
Government proposes to widen UK ban on 'destructive' bottom trawler fishing

Policy

Government proposes to widen UK ban on 'destructive' bottom trawler fishing

An additional 30,000 square kilometres of UK waters could be protected from bottom trawling under new proposals from Defra

clock 09 June 2025 • 5 min read
'A win-win for nature': Marine Recovery Fund promises to unlock up to £30bn in offshore wind investment

Wind

'A win-win for nature': Marine Recovery Fund promises to unlock up to £30bn in offshore wind investment

Ministers claim reforms to system of Marine Protected Areas can help deliver up to 13 new offshore wind farm projects

clock 29 January 2025 • 3 min read
Damaging the seabed is a big climate own-goal

Policy

Damaging the seabed is a big climate own-goal

The sediments around our shores are monumental weapons in the fight against climate change, writes Wildlife Trusts' Ruth Williams

clock 22 October 2024 • 5 min read
'We need to make sure it goes undisturbed': Groundbreaking research maps vast UK seabed carbon stores

Biodiversity

'We need to make sure it goes undisturbed': Groundbreaking research maps vast UK seabed carbon stores

First of their kind studies warn vast amounts of CO2 stored in UK seabed habitats are at risk of being disturbed by bottom trawler fishing and offshore development

clock 19 September 2024 • 5 min read
Government maps out new Protected Area framework and fresh marine habitat protections

Policy

Government maps out new Protected Area framework and fresh marine habitat protections

A year on from the launch of its Environmental Improvement Plan, Defra announces new measures to protect land and sea

clock 30 January 2024 • 6 min read
Scientists urge EU to ban destructive fishing practices in protected areas

Biodiversity

Scientists urge EU to ban destructive fishing practices in protected areas

More than 250 scientists have called on European institutions to ban destructive fishing practices by 2030 in Marine Protected Areas

clock 14 September 2022 • 4 min read