Drivers of demand for marine biodiversity credits
Marine biodiversity credits present a growing opportunity for businesses to demonstrate environmental leadership, unlock new markets and enhance brand value.
05 September 2024
Resources
To make the case for marine conservation initiatives, we research and publish reports on a wide variety of subjects, from scientific discoveries to financial policy.
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Scoping report on the potential finance mechanisms and blended finance options for the Namibian islands marine protected area
The purpose of this report is to inform the reader on the status of financing within the MPA and identify future, long-term financing options.
07 June 2024
Preserving coastal and marine ecosystem services through effective NIMPA management
Marine protected areas serve as valuable centres for scientific research, advancing our understanding of marine ecology and guiding more effective conservation strategies to strengthen the resilience of global marine environments.
08 August 2024
Developing ecological long-term monitoring of the Berwickshire Marine Reserve and surrounding area
The waters off Berwickshire are some of the most productive in the UK where cold and warm water currents converge in a habitat of rocky reefs, kelp forests and soft corals.
25 March 2022
Developing a UK seagrass carbon code
The UK has experienced a staggering loss of up to 92% of its seagrass habitat, resulting in significant negative impacts on both nature and people.
25 June 2023
Convex Seascape Survey Annual Report - Year Three
As we reflect on the second year of the Convex Seascape Survey, we stand at an intersection of knowledge, progress, and challenge. Our journey has taken us deeper into the enigmatic world beneath the ocean’s surface, revealing invaluable insights about the role of the seascape in carbon storage and how this could help mitigate climate change.
05 August 2025
Into the Blue: July/August 2025
This issue of ‘Into the Blue’ features trailblazing court cases which pave the way forward for environmental justice in the EU courts and a new report by Blue Investigations that reveals the exploitation of West African crews by European tuna vessels.
04 August 2025
Into the Blue: June/July 2025
This issue of ‘Into the Blue’ features trailblazing court cases which pave the way forward for environmental justice in the EU courts and a new report by Blue Investigations that reveals the exploitation of West African crews by European tuna vessels.
25 July 2025
The Hidden Cost of Tuna: Discrimination on board European fishing vessels
New report amplifies first-hand accounts of discriminatory treatment faced by many West African crew members working on board European vessels.
22 July 2025
State of the World's Saltmarshes
Saltmarshes are vital yet undervalued coastal ecosystems – home to extraordinary biodiversity, protectors of coastal communities, and quiet allies in our efforts to address climate change.
11 June 2025
Into the Blue: May/June 2025
This month’s edition of Into the Blue brings a significant opportunity to make a difference to the future of our ocean.
04 June 2025
Marine Protected Areas in UK Seas: Management of Damaging Fishing - 2025 Stock Take
By 1990, the UK had three marine reserves and joined the emerging EU Natura 2000 network, aiming to protect biodiversity under the Habitats and Birds Directives from COP 1992.
22 May 2025
An Environmental Husting for Guernsey – Formal Report
With an election due to take place on the 18th June, Blue Marine Foundation hosted an environmentally focussed husting on the 21st May, designed to inform and empower voters who care about the future of Guernsey and its natural environment.
21 May 2025
Ocean Brochure
Released alongside OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, the brochure supports a campaign exposing the hidden destruction of bottom trawling in UK marine protected areas and calls for urgent action to end it.
06 May 2025
Navigating Change: The role of Climate-Smart MPAs in achieving 30x30
Learn more about climate-smart marine protected areas (MPAs) and how they can help safeguard ocean ecosystems while advancing global climate and biodiversity goals.
24 April 2025
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