oceans

Ecosphere Capital Ltd announces first close of fund aimed at unlocking impact investments for marine and coastal projects in developing countries

First in a new series of Sustainable Development Goal bonds issued by the World Bank will aim to fund projects that promote clean water and healthy oceans

But campaign group urges rapid action to curb the growing impact of single-use plastics on oceans and marine life

UK government joins the Coral Reef Declaration which co-ordinates scientific research and conservation work for reefs around the world

Rising demand for crustaceans such as shrimp and lobsters sends global fishing emissions up 28 per cent between 1990 and 2011

Peer-reviewed US study estimates sea level rise is accelerating and could reach 66cm by the end of the century, causing huge problems for world's coastal regions

Inspired by popularity of hashtag #naystrawatall, Scottish government is investigating whether it can impose a national ban on plastic straws

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke proposes to make over 90 per cent of US waters available to fossil fuel exploration in bid for 'American energy dominance'

Blue Planet 2 producers say final episode lays bare shocking damage humanity is wreaking in the seas, from climate change to plastic pollution to noise

Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey's speech to the COP23 UN Climate Summit - in full