A new global analysis finds that many of the world's most threatened seagrass meadows lie within designated Marine Protected ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces ...

For millennia, humans lived as hunter-gatherers. Savannas and forests are often thought of as the cradle of our lineage, but ...

Transplanting seagrass meadows? Yes, it's possible -- and it works! The proof is in Monaco, with the successful transplantation of 384 m of Posidonia oceanica. Posidonia oceanica is an essential ...

This photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows a sea turtle rescue and conservation center in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) HAIKOU, ...

Seagrass meadows are critical marine ecosystems, acting as carbon sinks and providing habitats for diverse marine species.

Seagrass meadows for marine biodiversity Seagrass meadows are another key component of green shorelines that support marine biodiversity. Seagrasses are submerged aquatic plants that thrive in ...

Seagrass also cleans polluted water and protects ... The presence of a multinational fleet of fishing ships poses a dire threat to biodiversity in the Saya de Malha bank, which remains unprotected ...

These commitments came at the Fifteenth Intergovernmental Session of UNESCO’s IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), convened in Tokyo from 11 to 13 March 2025 and hosted by the ...

Manatees are not the only marine mammals that suffer when seagrass dies off in Florida. A new study found that dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon starved when seagrass meadows declined as well.

Our recently published research pieces together historical evidence from across the globe, revealing that humans and seagrass meadows have been intertwined for millennia – providing food ...