Environment
Oceans
Despite covering more than two thirds of the earth’s surface, our seas and oceans receive far less attention than life on land. Their immense scale is perhaps the reason why life at sea remains mysterious. Piracy, smuggling and human rights abuses can continue, undetected, out in the high seas. This section dives into ocean politics to examine inequalities, environmental issues and social injustices that take place far from shore.
The race is on to stop deep-sea mining
Graeme Green reports on why this is a critical year to stop destructive deep-sea mining from taking hold of the world’s oceans.
The Bay of Napoli
*Horatio Morpurgo* visits the scene of the _Napoli_, a container ship grounded off the coast of Britain, to see what lies beneath it.