International scientists and representatives from a number of civil society groups underlined Monday the key role the oceans have played in climate change, but acknowledged they lacked scientific evidence to…

That marine protected areas (MPAs) are valuable tools for protecting coral reef habitats and managing near-shore fisheries while playing an essential role in the overall conservation of marine biodiversity is…

norkeling and scuba diving can be the most luring activities in Manado, with or without the holding of the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and the Coral Triangle Initiatives (CTI) Summit.

Fishermen on wooden boats try to pass by a police patrol boat during a parade near Malalayang Beach, Manado, on Monday.

Police in Manado, North Sulawesi have named two activists from the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) as suspects following a rally against the World Ocean Forum held in the…

The inaugural World Ocean Conference (WOC) will kick off Monday, with the target of getting a consensus from participating countries on the role of the ocean in dealing with human-induced…

Lack of scientific support may deter representatives and experts from 90 ocean countries from bringing up the significance of oceans in climate change to the UN talks in Copenhagen in…