Category

Cleaner seas

14 July 2026

From mudflats to markets: research reveals strong economic case for investing in marine nature recovery

Findings from the Sea The Value project are presented in this latest report, suggesting that by applying a ‘natural capital assessment’ approach, there is genuine potential for marine nature restoration to attract ‘blue’ finance.

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  PML welcomes UK ratification of the High Seas Treaty

  A “landmark moment” for ocean protection, with PML experts warning that the real challenge now lies in delivery.

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  Parliamentarians take to our lab – and the seas – to discover how ocean research supports environmental decision-making 

  Yesterday, a group of cross-party UK parliamentarians joined us in the laboratory and set sail aboard

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  PML scientists contribute to UN ocean assessment warning of compounding threats but also pathways towards a sustainable future 

  This week the third World Ocean Assessment was launched which includes major contributions by PML scientists. This assessment is the only global integrated assessment of the world’s ocean covering environmental, economic and social as...

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  Can Marine Protected Areas withstand climate change?

  As the world marks World Ocean Day 2026 under the theme ‘Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet’, PML’s Dr Liz Talbot expla...