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  Welcome to the Africa Collection! This new collection is centered on the environmental, economic and social challenges faced by the people of Africa. The goal of this collection... More »

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Oil Weathering Process Last Updated on 2012-08-21 at 22:06   Introduction Years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill of 1989, Prince William Sound, Alaska continues to be adversely affected. The severity of the damage from a... More »

Ocean acidification troubles Last Updated on 2012-08-21 at 21:50 The seas in which corals and other calcifying species dwell are turning acidic, their pH slowly dropping as Earth's oceans acidify in response to increased carbon dioxide... More »

Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania Last Updated on 2012-07-11 at 20:02 The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (44° 25'-45° 28'N, 29° 42'-28° 45'E) is a World Heritage Site located in Romania along the Ukraine border.... More »

Whales: Will Changing Oceans Change the Food Supply... Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 19:07 Baleen whales are a prominent group of sea mammals composed of 14 species, ranging from the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus, 117 metric tons), to the pygmy right whale... More »

Coral reefs: threatened by warming oceans Last Updated on 2012-05-07 at 18:16 There are a variety of human induced ocean changes that have degraded coral reef systems; these changes have greatly intensified in the last two centuries driven by the human... More »

Global Partnership for Healthy Oceans Last Updated on 2012-02-24 at 15:28 Governments, international organizations, civil society groups and private interests are collaborating in Global Partnership for Oceans. Their focus is to confront widely... More »

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