COP28 Tripling Renewable Capacity Pledge
Ocean protection quality is lagging behind quantity
MPA Finance – Status and Future Directions
Funding Trends 2023: Tracking Grantmaking in Marine Area-based Conservation
The scope of this report focuses on trends in the philanthropic funding landscape for marine area-based conservation during the time period 2010–2022.
Funding Trends 2023: Tracking the State of Global Ocean Funding
This report presents trends on the landscape of global ocean funding.
“The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Updated Opportunities for Action”
“The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Updated Opportunities for Action” (Summary for Decision-makers)
Endangered Seascapes: Progress, needs and opportunities for seascape restoration
Accelerating a Zero-Emission Transition in Maritime Shipping: The Solutions Landscape and Opportunities for Philanthropy
This primer is intended as an informational resource for anyone looking to better understand the current state of play in the decarbonization of international maritime shipping. Philanthropy, civil society, policymakers, and industry representatives will find an easy-to-digest guide that outlines the challenges and opportunities in this rapidly evolving sector.
2022 Progress Toward Sustainable Seafood – By the Numbers
Nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement: Synthesis report by the Secretariat
By the Numbers: Definition, Demographics, and Climate Risks of U.S. Coastal Cities
The Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2022
Small-scale fisheries and sustainable development: Key findings from the Illuminating Hidden Harvests report
A snapshot of findings from the Illuminating Hidden Harvests report
A good practice guide for ethical and inclusive communications involving small-scale fisheries
The FIP Social Landscape Project
Progress Toward Sustainable Seafood – By the Numbers (2008 edition)
Progress Toward Sustainable Seafood – By the Numbers (2010 edition)
Progress Toward Sustainable Seafood – By the Numbers (2013 edition)
Progress Toward Sustainable Seafood – By the Numbers (2015 edition)
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022
Timing and magnitude of climate-driven range shifts in transboundary fish stocks challenge their management
The Ocean 100: Transnational corporations in the ocean economy
The Role of Coral Reef Small-Scale Fisheries for Addressing Malnutrition and Avoiding Biodiversity Loss
Gender Transformative Approaches: Transforming food systems to acheive equality
Trade and foreign fishing mediate global marine nutrient supply
Coral Reef Governance: Strengthening Community and Collaborative Approaches
Seaweed ecosystems may not mitigate CO2 emissions
Agreements and benefits in emerging ocean sectors: Are we moving towards an equitable Blue Economy?
Blue carbon: The potential of coastal and oceanic climate action
The blue carbon wealth of nations
Blue carbon as a natural climate solution
Mainstreaming Equity and Justice in the Ocean
Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining
Global Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Seafood Industry
Global Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Seafood Industry (Report brief)
Direct-to-Consumer Strategies for Seafood: The Landscape, Challenges, and Opportunities since COVID-19
Evolution in Direct-to-Consumer Business Models for the Seafood Industry
The Global Fishing Index: Assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries
New perspectives on an old fishing practice: Scale, context and impacts of bottom trawling
IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change
The State of the World’s Mangroves
From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution.
Protecting the ocean, mitigating climate change? State of the evidence and policy recommendations
Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture
Territories of Life: 2021 Report
Ocean Solutions That Benefit People, Nature and the Economy
Mapping the Global Funding Landscape for Coral Reef Restoration
Mapping global inputs and impacts from of human sewage in coastal ecosytems
A Practitioner’s Guide for Ocean Wastewater Pollution
Instilling Values of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into the National Ocean Protection Coalition
Why they must be counted: Significant contributions of Fijian women fishers to food security and livelihoods
Decarbonizing Marine Shipping: A Primer on Trends and Opportunities
This presentation deck provides a state of play on shipping decarbonization and identifies near- and long-term opportunities for philanthropy and civil society.
Offshore Wind: A Primer on Trends and Opportunities
This presentation deck provides a state of play on offshore wind and identifies near- and long-term opportunities for philanthropy and civil society.
A Primer for Philanthropy on Ocean-Climate Interventions
Methodology Appendix: Opportunities for Ocean-Climate Action in the United States
Opportunities for Ocean-Climate Action in the United States: Summary for Policymakers
Opportunities for Ocean-Climate Action in the United States
Strategies and rationale for fishery subsidy reform
The Global Fisheries Subsidies Divide Between Small- and Large-Scale Fisheries
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Drivers
Ocean Finance: Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Ocean Economy
National Accounting for the Ocean and Ocean Economy
Using the Ocean As a Tool for Global Economic Recovery
Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans
An appeal for a code of conduct for marine conservation
Social equity and the probability of success of biodiversity conservation
A theory-based framework for understanding the establishment, persistence, and diffusion of community-based conservation
Towards Ocean Equity
Financing Nature: Closing the global biodiversity financing gap
Catalyzing the Growth of Electronic Monitoring in Fisheries (2020)
Technology Opportunities for Improved Nutrient Removal from Human Waste
30 x 30 Fact Sheet
Rebuilding marine life
Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution
Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020
Protect the Oceans
The Coral Reef Economy
“Climate-Smart” Marine Protected Areas for Mitigation and Adaptation Policy
Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications
Data-driven approach for highlighting priority areas for protection in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction
Seagrass losses since mid-20th century fuelled CO2 emissions from soil carbon stocks
Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds and Governance
Advancing Coral Reef Governance into the Anthropocene
Essential indicators for measuring area-based conservation effectiveness in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world
The Future of Food from the Sea (2020)
Mapping the global network of fisheries science collaboration
Fisheries learning exchanges: a short guide to best practice
The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet
Climate impacts on the ocean are making the Sustainable Development Goals a moving target travelling away from us
Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019
Global Biodiversity Outlook 5
Living Planet Report 2020: Bending the Curve of Biodiversity Loss
An Introduction to the MPA Guide
A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets
IPBES The global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services
A review of successes, challenges, and lessons from Indigenous protected and conserved areas
Sewage In Our Seas: Unmonitored and Unregulated
Wastewater Pollution on Coral Reefs
This science synthesis has been prepared by C2O (Coasts Climate Oceans) in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme through the Global Coral Reef Partnership and the Global Wastewater Initiative (GW2I, one of three global partnerships under the Global Programme of Action for the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities).