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The high seas need our protection
Libby Mohn

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury Institute of International Studies

The high seas need our protection
Youth advocates rally together as whaling resumes off the coast of Iceland
Emma Montgomery & Katie Perkins
Youth advocates rally together as whaling resumes off the coast of Iceland
Transforming Iceland | How Lindblad Expeditions is minimizing food waste and making cruising more sustainable
Cassidy Hough

Michigan State University

Transforming Iceland | Evolution in Icelandic fishing industry marks progress toward sustainable fisheries
Tyler Hickman

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Colorado Boulder

A red fishing boat is docked in a harbor filled with other boats.
Reflections from Iceland | Tyler Hickman
Tyler Hickman

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Colorado Boulder

Forget about sea walls, meet oyster reef balls
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

Forget about sea walls, meet oyster reef balls
What will our future sound like? How marine ecologists are confronting ocean sound pollution
Jonathan Kopeliovich

University of Connecticut

An adult and a juvenile whale swim under the ocean with rays of sunlight coming through the water.
Kids can do it too: How a children’s book can inspire community-based action for the environment
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

An illustration of three people bending down near a stream to pick up trash.

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Takeaways from COP27: Multilateral approaches to addressing ocean acidification
Claire Lee

University of Connecticut

A handful of people walk down a street next to a large wall that extends into the distance. Logos and advertisements for COP27 cover the entire length of the wall.
Essay | Can I make it back to my beach?
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A woman, seen from the back, is wearing light blue jeans and a black jacket carries a closed umbrella and is being blown back by the wind. She walks along a coastline's hard-packed sand on a cloudy, grey day.
Reinventing a sustainable crab fishery
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

An illustration showing a whale entangled by a crab fishing rope, with a small orange crab on the whale's underside, helping by snipping the rope.
Reflections | A lesson from the ocean
Alyssa Milstead

University of Georgia

The author stands a on surfboard while riding a wave.
From the landfill to the wardrobe: Wasted textiles find a new home
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alum

Fashion designer, Ngwane Liz poses while wearing one of her garments.
Astonishing Alaska | A whale of a tale: Citizen science aids whale identification
Ryan Bieber

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

Stewardship of our oceans should belong to the First Nations People
Candice Powers

Georgetown University

A wave breaks on a dark blue ocean, unleashing a cascade of white foam.
Two years after historic oil spill, Mauritian youth continue to grapple with the consequences
Zoey England

University of Connecticut

A small white boat rests buoyed on clear, blue-green waters under a cloudy blue sky with a gentle mountain in the distance.

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