Author Archives: Iwona Szyprowska-Głodzik
Agreement on FAD restrictions in the Indian Ocean – a major step toward protecting marine resources
Adoption February 5, 2023. in Mombasa, Kenya, by fishing nations of tough proposals to restrict [...]
Feb
Trash drifting in the ocean – new study reveals huge scale of lost fishing gear
Oceans make up more than 70% of the Earth's surface and provide habitat for many [...]
Feb
Drastic decline in eel population
Eels were once so numerous that they were considered pests. Today they are threatened with [...]
Feb
Salmon and sea trout – population decline
On January 1, the protection period for sea trout and salmon ended, and hundreds of [...]
Feb
On how tiny fish can help fight global malnutrition
Global malnutrition is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. According to a [...]
Feb
An iceberg the size of London has broken away from the shelf. Is Antarctica in trouble?
An iceberg the size of London, and more than three times the size of Warsaw, [...]
Feb
Joint declaration of participants of the conference “Pact for Wetlands”
As every year, February 2 was celebrated as World Wetlands Day. This day, is an [...]
Feb
WMO report – world water resources
On November 29 in Geneva, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its first report on [...]
Feb
UN Water Conference 2023 – necessary topics to be discussed have been identified
Billions of people around the world suffer from inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene. [...]
Feb
Water Framework Directive – proposal for its amendments and “daughter” directives
The amendment proposal concerns Directive 2000/60/EC (the Water Framework Directive - WFD) and two related [...]
Feb