The Mafia Island Marine Park (MIMP) off the southeast coast of Tanzania is officially established by a resolution of the Tanzanian National Assembly. Its attempt at conserving marine resources creates problems for locals who rely on marine ecosystems for income.
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea resulted from the third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) between 1973 and 1982 and reforms the Law of the Sea Treaty, which formally outlines modern international policy regarding the oceans and marine resources.
In 1971, the United Nations initiates the ratification of the Seabed Arms Control Treaty, which protects the world’s seabeds from the introduction of nuclear weapons and waste.
The first United Nations conference on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS I) was held in Geneva in 1958. It sought to codify various aspects of the law of the sea, including the conservation of living resources.
During the Gulf War, Iraqi Military dumped oil from tankers and pipelines into the Persian Gulf to ward off United States military landings and operations.
When Jacques Piccard started his first deep-sea expedition in 1960, the world’s oceans still seemed healthy and clean.
Japan ceases whaling following U.N. International Court of Justice ruling that whaling is not allowed through a previous loophole stating nations could hunt whale for research purposes.
Within the northern Pacific Ocean there is a wide distribution of floating debris, primarily comprised of non-biodegradable plastics.
The Palm Islands on the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are the three largest man-made islands being built, their development started in June 2001.
Boyan Slat combines environmentalism, creativity, and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability and pollution.
