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Sustainable Ocean Resources Network is a space where professionals and industry leaders come together to share ideas and research on the Sustainable Green-Blue Economy in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean.
News
Sea animals are more vulnerable to warming than are land ones
The impact of climate change on biodiversity is a pressing concern. A study now combines experimental data with careful modelling to compare the vulnerability to warming of animal species on land and in the ocean.
Read More +How Much Can the Worst Coral Bleaching Event on Record Be Blamed on Climate?
Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Oregon State University/Flickr
Read More +Is technology the secret to cleaning up the oceans?
Our oceans are threatened by three major challenges: climate change, overfishing and pollution. Plastic pollution is of growing concern, and has gained international attention from governments, media and large sections of the public, partly fuelled by last year’s BBC documentary Blue Planet II and its images of sperm whales and seabirds entangled or ingesting plastic debris.
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