A big win for the Arctic Ocean
President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau today announced an ambitious, broad array of initiatives that herald a new day in our cross-border partnership to...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
In Memoriam: Ambassador Stuart Beck
The world has lost a huge force with the passing of Ambassador Stuart Beck of New York and Palau. Mr. Beck, who served as Palau's Ambassador to the United...
High Seas
As we wind up Oceans Week, I have a new appreciation of all there is to worry about. Dead zones, depleted fish stocks, warming and acidification, plastic waste...
Arctic update for Ocean Week
As we celebrate our ocean this week, it is hard not to focus on the bad news. Spreading dead zones, tanking fish stocks, rising acidification, and surging...
A Major Step Forward for the High Seas
As many oceans folks know, countries assembled at UN Headquarters in New York last month to decide whether to develop a new international instrument for the...
On the Brink of Ocean Extinctions, a UN Agreement Is Needed to Protect High Seas Health
We could be on the verge of a breakthrough for protection of our oceans. Or on the brink of ocean collapse. A front page story in today's New York Times, "...