The New York Times The governments of the five countries with coastline on the Arctic have concluded that enough of the polar ice cap now melts regularly in the summertime that an agreement regulating commercial fishing near the North Pole is warranted. Talks are scheduled for later this month among diplomats and fisheries officials from Norway, Denmark, Canada, the United States and Read More…

Prensa Latina The reckless exploitation of natural resources have weakened or completely damaged the ecosystems in Mekong delta, in Vietnam, causing serious future consequences, said experts today, after analyzing the situation there. That conclusion was reached by more than 200 scientists, executives from ministries and the 13 provinces that make up the region, as well as representatives Read More…

Viet Nam Net 4 September, 2013 Water from the upper reaches of the Mekong River is flowing downstream and inundating watershed fields in the southwestern provinces of Vietnam. This is the time people start a harvest season of specialties like snakes, turtles, birds. In the flood season, many species of wildlife lose their refuge so they are easily hunted by people. People catch snakes and Read More…

National Geographic April 9, 2013 Last week, Enric Sala of the National Geographic Society spoke about the Society’s Pristine Seas program, which has visited an array of countries to highlight the important marine regions that need protection. In 2012, Sala led an expedition to the Pitcairn Archipelago, which is famous as the refuge of the HMS Bounty mutineers. On this trip, Sala’s team Read More…

Mercury News April 9, 2013 After three years of consideration, West Coast federal fisheries managers on Tuesday unanimously adopted their first ecosystem approach to decisions on fishing seasons and catch quotas. Meeting in Portland, the Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted the Fishery Ecosystem Plan, whose first initiative will be to consider how to make sure enough little forage Read More…