As the sun sets on the third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, there is much to celebrate, but also much unfinished ...

A record number of world leaders gathered in Nice to chart a path forward on ocean protection, with growing support for the ...

Plastic waste is not only infiltrating our oceans, but also the human body in the form of microplastics. Without urgent action, the amount of plastic entering the ocean each year could reach 37 ...

Delegates from around the world convened in Nice, France, last week to discuss a range of ocean priorities, including the ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, ...

Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a rare moment of global unity as the Third United Nations Ocean Conference drew to a close. Moments earlier, more ...

Founded in 1972 following the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment, UNEP was conceived to monitor the state of the environment, inform policy making with science and coordinate responses to ...

More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week.

A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown ...

The UN Ocean conference in southern France ended on Friday with some progress towards marine conservation and calls from ...

France claims victory as enough nations promise to ratify the high seas treaty despite opposition from Trump’s America.

The Third UN Oceans Conference (UNOC3), together with the preceding special events: the One Ocean Science Congress, the ...