News spotlight: Climate change is coming for Pacific tuna

Conservation International science fuels effort to help island countries manage a deep shift in their waters.

February 19, 2025

News spotlight: Fossil fuels behind extreme ocean temperatures, study says

According to a new study, the world’s oceans are warming four times faster than they were in the late 1980s, and the burning of fossil fuels is behind the dramatic acceleration.

January 30, 2025

Shifting tuna populations could trigger ‘climate justice issue’: study

Ocean warming will alter the habitats of tuna, which could have catastrophic economic consequences for Pacific Island nations and territories, according to a new study.

July 29, 2021

New science: detrimental dams, fishery fears, protection rollbacks

Protecting nature starts with science. Here’s a roundup of recent scientific research published by Conservation International experts.

September 10, 2020

Pacific islands face hardships as tuna follow warming waters

Human Nature spoke with a tuna expert about the powerful ways climate change will affect tuna populations.

July 1, 2019

Climate-induced species migrations could upend human society: study

A new study in Science on climate change’s effect on mass species migration reveals the impact on humans will be monumental.

April 3, 2017