Stakeholders need to synchronise the policies and objectives of Marine Protected Areas to protect the 'Amazon of the seas.

Moves to protect Pacific tuna species through stricter fishing policies have failed to generate approval from major fishing nations.

Fossil records show that damage to Panama's coral reefs from overfishing and deforestation began before current impacts of climate change.

Genebanks are one answer to overfishing in South Asian waters, say fishery experts.

Study finds involving local residents is the most effective way of meeting livelihood needs and protecting fish stocks.

India's Supreme Court has approved a multi-billion dollar plan to divert water from more than 30 Indian rivers to dry regions, angering the country's neighbours.

A study says the effects of climate change on the oceans will cost mankind almost US$2 trillion a year by 2100.

A proposed 'planetary boundary' of available biomass should be added to the nine existing environmental tipping points, a conference hears.

A detailed analysis of hydropower dams planned for tributaries of the Mekong River warns they could block key fish migration routes.

Man-made environmental change is rising dangerously, but some social indicators such as population growth are improving, a conference hears.

Researchers are putting together a plan at the Planet Under Pressure meeting to find sustainable solutions to Earth's problems.

Agriculture ministers from Burundi, DRC and Rwanda have agreed to renew funding for a research institute that has been dormant since 2009.

Fishermen have turned to farming on the bed of the shrinking Lake Chad, but researchers are concerned about the sustainability of these farms.

Ocean acidification caused by human activities is likely to hit the Caribbean and west tropical Pacific regions the most.

Pacific islanders are at much higher risk of ciguatera fish toxins than previously thought, and the number of sufferers is increasing.

Traps that let juvenile and small fish escape have increased the sustainability of fisheries — without affecting fishers' livelihoods.

A new book on the vulnerabilities of Pacific island fisheries to climate change finds that although some will benefit more are at risk.

Scientists have calculated the minimum level of fish stocks that a coral reef needs in order to remain viable.

The ancient practice of farming fish in rice paddies benefits both parties, a study has found.

Climate change may shrink crops and animal food sources, damaging ecosystems and human livelihoods, warn scientists.