Cleaning up around a creek in Hilden, Germany, again
It's becoming a tradition to clean up around the Hoxbach in Hilden, Germany, a tributary of the River Rhine. On Saturday, 15 June for World [...]
Microplastic, a public health issue
Microplastics are increasingly recognised as a growing public health issue. The research reported here was carried out within the framework of an academic collaboration supported [...]
Prevent marine pollution, respect the sea
Viano do Castelo in Northern Portugal is a beautiful port city with an attractive historical centre and inviting beaches. But like all coastal places it [...]
WTO: we need an ambitious agreement to stop harmful fisheries subsidies
Stop harmful fisheries subsidies Since more than 20 years, the WTO has had a mandate to phase out harmful fisheries subsidies. Even after [...]
Mundus maris at Boot 2024 – Great success!
Beating earlier records, the 'love your ocean' platform to promote the seven principles of the UN Ocean Decade was present with more than 60 partners [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Hunger and food insecurity are widespread problems. According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (2019), more than 820 million people in [...]
Science and how to use it in a changing world
On 27 October, fisheries biologist Cornelia E. Nauen visited Leiden University (LU) to give the 7th Environmental Humanities LU talk about her work with Mundus [...]
The Book of the Marine World – celebrating World Ocean Day
'Let’s Put the Ocean First’, UN Secretary-General says in message for World Ocean Day, 8 June 2023, urging all to keep pushing for recovery, conservation, [...]
Sharing life experiences with students
Upon the invitation of Prof. Madan M. Dey, Chair of the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Texas State University in San Marcos, Mundus maris Vice [...]
Belgian Ocean Decade Committee reviews its programme
Maria del Carmen Patricia Morales represents Mundus maris asbl in the Belgian Ocean Decade Committee. The Committee which provides scientific guidance met for its last session of [...]