What is Life Like in a Marine Protected Area? French Embassy and ADPP Sign €100,000 Cooperation Agreement for Coastal Resilience in Mozambique

October 19, 2025

Trump Administration Bullies IMO Members into Postponing Net-Zero Framework Vote for One Year

New Sierra Club Tracker Shows Which Pensions’ Proxy Voting Guidelines Support Climate Action

Five Organizations Embark on Pilot to Test New Science-Based Targets for the Seafood Sector

BLUE ECONOMY INNOVATION

AltaSea Reports Big First Year Milestones for Global Ocean Innovation Strategy

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Blue economy innovation hub AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles has announced major first-year milestones of its Deep Blue Decade Initiative (DBDI), unveiling...

Katapult Ocean Accelerator Unveils Cohort of Advanced Startups

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Katapult Ocean Accelerator has launched its eighth cohort, including companies from four continents with a focus on blue food, water, sustainable transportation, and circular...

Program to Support African Women Entrepreneurs in Sustainable Business Launches Second Cohort

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Investing in Young Businesses in Africa--Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (IYBA-WE4A) Program is preparing for a second cohort. The program, which provides seed funding, mentorship and...

BLUE FINANCE

What is Life Like in a Marine Protected Area? French Embassy and ADPP Sign €100,000 Cooperation Agreement for Coastal Resilience in Mozambique

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The French Embassy in Mozambique and ADPP Mozambique have signed a Cooperation Agreement for Coastal Resilience in Mozambique under the Creation of a New...

New Sierra Club Tracker Shows Which Pensions’ Proxy Voting Guidelines Support Climate Action

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The Sierra Club has published a new interactive tracker analyzing the proxy voting guidelines of major U.S. public pensions. The tracker analyzes the proxy...

Mozambique Blue Economy to Get $7 Million Boost from ProAzul, GIZ

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The Blue Economy Development Fund (ProAzul – FP) and the German Cooperation (GIZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and the respective Action Plan...

BLUE CARBON

Isometric Certifies Protocol to Register Carbon Credits for Direct Ocean Capture and Storage of CO2

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Isometric carbon credit registry has certified the Direct Ocean Capture and Storage (DOCS) Protocol. This protocol outlines requirements and procedures for projects that use DOCS...

Antarctic Krill Store As Much Carbon As The World’s Mangroves, Salt Marshes and Seagrass Beds

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Angus Atkinson, Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Anna Belcher, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and Emma Cavan, Imperial College London Antarctic krill – shrimp-like crustaceans that...

Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal and Storage Company Vycarb Raises $5 Million

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Marine carbon dioxide removal and storage company Vycarb has secured $5 million in seed funding. The company will use the funds to expand its team...

Regulation

Trump Administration Bullies IMO Members into Postponing Net-Zero Framework Vote for One Year

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The U.S. Trump Administration bullied the International Maritime Organization into postponing for one year a vote on a Net-Zero Framework, including a carbon tax,...

IMO Likely To Approve Net-Zero Framework This Week Establishing Global Rules for Shipping Emissions

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The International Maritime Organization will meet this week to vote on the organization's Net-Zero Framework establishing legally binding rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

SBTi Publishes World’s First Register of Science-Based Target Setting Experts

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The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published what it says is the world’s first register of science-based target setting experts. To gain certification, the SBTi...