What on Earth is ‘coral bleaching’?

Climate change is happening. And it’s placing the world’s reefs in peril. What can be done?

September 23, 2025

Landmark high seas treaty crosses finish line

After decades of negotiation, the high seas treaty is finally reality. The historic agreement will pave the way to protect international waters which face numerous threats.

September 19, 2025

High seas treaty ‘a long time coming’

UN gathering boosts hopes for sealing deal to protect open ocean, Conservation International expert says.

June 9, 2025

Report issues ‘sobering reality check’ for world’s oceans

Ocean protections are lagging dangerously. Here’s what it’s going to take to meet global goals, according to a Conservation International marine scientist.

October 17, 2024

Experts: To protect high seas, take heed of climate change

A landmark treaty to protect the world’s oceans could go into effect soon — but experts argue it must consider climate change if it is going to succeed.

June 13, 2024

Why a new treaty to protect the high seas is a ‘game-changer’

Roughly two-thirds of the world’s oceans lie beyond national boundaries in an area known as the “high seas” — yet only about 1 percent of that largely unexplored expanse has been protected. Now, nearly 200 countries have agreed on the first-ever United Nations treaty to protect the high seas.

March 10, 2023

In the high seas, scientists uncover a ‘vortex of life’

On the surface, the international waters off the coasts of Peru and Chile are a seemingly barren expanse. But beneath the waves, two underwater mountain chains — known as the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges — are bursting with life, according to a new study.

June 30, 2021

New science: protecting high seas hotspots, wildlife and more

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.

February 25, 2021