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14. Life below water

14. Life below water

The world’s oceans – their temperature, chemistry, currents and life – drive global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. Our rainwater, drinking water, weather, climate, coastlines, much of our food, and even the oxygen in the air we breathe, are all ultimately provided and regulated by the sea. Throughout history, oceans and seas have been vital conduits for trade and transportation. Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future.

Read our stories to learn more about SDG Goal 14: Life below water

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Irrawaddy_Dolphins_Iloilo

Transport

Philippines bridge project feared to be death knell for endangered Irrawaddy dolphins

To mark Endangered Species Day, Eco-Business examines a proposed 43-kilometre bridge aimed to connect provinces in the Philippines' Visayas region, at the expense of a critically threatened species of dolphin.
Mangrove_India

Carbon & Climate

Satellite images reveal global losses of tidal wetlands over past two decades

The Earth has lost 4,000 square kilometres of its tidal wetlands over the past 20 years, a new study finds. This is equal to an area roughly the size of the Spanish island Mallorca or the Indian state of Goa.
Fisherman_Indonesia

Policy & Finance

Indonesia taps coastal communities in war on illegal fishing

Indonesia has a vast maritime area, but not enough personnel to patrol and monitor for illegal and destructive fishing.
Coral Bleaching_Australia

Carbon & Climate

Marine heatwaves can be predicted ‘up to a year ahead’

Marine heatwaves – periods of exceptionally warm ocean temperature lasting from weeks to years – can be accurately predicted up to one year ahead of the event, new research finds.

Carbon & Climate

Community, connectivity foster healthier reefs, marine life in Bali: study

By Carolyn Cowan

Water

Sand mining threatens Narmada's 'queen of the river' and other aquatic species

By Rohit Shivhare

Waste

As lithium reserves dwindle, Singapore EV battery recycling startup aims to plug supply gap

By Robin Hicks

Policy & Finance

Philippines' BDO Unibank first blue bond gets US$100 million investment from IFC

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
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Opinion

Graveyard of Staghorn coral

Water

What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef

We’re barrelling towards catastrophic levels of global warming, and there’s not enough action. We need leaders who are serious about climate action and are willing to acknowledge that the problem is real. By Jodie L. Rummer and Scott F. Heron
Indigenous rangers programmes

Carbon & Climate

The koala in the coal mine

With the scrutiny on climate change, the collapse of Australian ecosystems has received scant attention. But saving them is entirely possible. By Euan Ritchie
Dinosaurs

Carbon & Climate

The Sixth Mass Extinction is happening now, and it doesn’t look good for us

Species are going extinct at an unusually high rate. Our efforts now will prevent a future too ghastly to contemplate. By Corey Bradshaw
Participants of a community-based fire prevention and peatland restoration project in Riau province, Indonesia.

Carbon & Climate

Of parachutes and helicopters: reconstructing the decolonisation agenda in environmental research

There is an intrinsic North-South divide in environmental research, which is also felt in Southeast Asia. There needs to be a mindset change to roll back some of these inequalities. By Patrick O'Reilly, Helena Varkkey, Shofwan Al Banna Choiruzzard

Carbon & Climate

Deep ocean carbon drawdown not an easy climate fix

By Phil Williamson

Water

'Octopussy': animals have feelings too

By Arabesque

Carbon & Climate

Climate clock reset shows the world is one year closer to 1.5 C warming threshold

By H. Damon Matthews and Glen Peters

Policy & Finance

Closing the nature-finance gap

By Andrew Deutz
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Videos

Dr Sylvia Earle

Carbon & Climate

Dr Sylvia Earle: Why are we waging war on nature?

Exclusive In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.
picking wildlife changi beach

Water

Curiosity is harming Singapore's intertidal wildlife

Crowds descended on a beach at low tide again on Chinese New Year, despite intense media coverage of a similar occurrence in June last year.
A green iguana

Food & Agriculture

Pandemics and the exploitation of wildlife — what's the connection?

The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.
lady in singapore carrying plastic bags

Waste

How can Singapore kick its plastic bag habit?

EB Studio Singapore gets through 2 million plastic bags a day. Why do Singaporeans use so many bags, and what will it take to reduce consumption?
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Podcasts

Ice caps and a warming planet

Carbon & Climate

Tipping points: how close is the world to a climate calamity domino effect?

"We have a choice about the speed of sea-level rise." The Eco-Business Podcast talks to climate scientist Professor Ben Horton about how close the world is to reaching crucial climate tipping points, and what can be done to stop runaway climate change.
Dr Sylvia Earle podcast

Carbon & Climate

Deep sea mining: An 'illusion of free goods waiting to be captured'

Exclusive Oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle speaks to Eco-Business in this exclusive podcast about the irreversible damage deep sea mining will cause, the link between the oceans and our global climate, and the role that we can all play in 'being at peace' with nature.
Paper sustainable packaging by RyPax

Manufacturing

Sustainable packaging is here — but who will pay for it?

EB Studio As a landmark treaty is thrashed out to tackle plastic pollution, the Eco-Business Podcast debates whether the world is ready to pay a premium for packaging that doesn't damage the planet.
land reclamation SG

Water

Shifting sands: the environmental controversy beneath your feet

Why is there so much secrecy and controversy around sand extraction? Eco-Business speaks to Madhumitha Ardhanari to find out more about the narrative surrounding sand in Singapore, the largest importer of sand in the world.
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