Josephine Latu-Sanft, media and communications officer with the International Maritime Organization, poses with experts from the maritime industry during a panel discussion at UNOC3. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS By Kizito MakoyeNICE, France, Jun 12 2025 – Once cast as a culprit of ocean degradation, the global shipping industry is quietly reshaping its image—with experts now betting on it as...

Water floods in, showing how nature and people are at risk. Trees can’t grow because of salt, leaving no protection. This photo warns about climate change’s effect on the islands and atolls. Credit: Gitty Keziah Yee/Tuvalu By Cecilia RussellNICE, Jun 12 2025 – Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo, describes himself as an optimist—despite the existential crisis his atoll nation...

Fishers at Magogoni fish market. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS By Kizito MakoyeNICE, France, Jun 12 2025 – Just before dawn, the worn wooden dhows begin gliding toward the shore at Magogoni fish market in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam. Their tattered sails flutter against the orange sky. Exhausted fishers step out onto the muddy sand, hauling frayed nets and plastic crates, their sun-creased...

The scene of a destruction caused by the war in Ukraine. Credit: UNOCHA/Dmytro Filipskyy By the Peace Research Institute OsloOSLO, Norway, Jun 12 2025 – The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades. A staggering 61 conflicts were recorded across...