Ian Urbina

About

Ian Urbina is the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a nonprofit journalism organization based in Washington, D.C. that focuses on environmental and human rights concerns at sea globally.

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The challenge of how best to handle desperate migrants fleeing hardships in their native countries is only going to grow more pronounced for governments.

The challenge of how best to handle desperate migrants fleeing hardships in their native countries is only going to grow more pronounced for governments.
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As the world starts to seriously entertain the possibility of commercially mining the deep sea for valuable metals, it's worth taking a closer look at the claims used to justify its potentially long-lived impacts.

As the world starts to seriously entertain the possibility of commercially mining the deep sea for valuable metals, it's worth taking a closer look at the claims used to justify its potentially long-lived impacts.
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The ocean represents a major blind spot in efforts to tackle the climate crisis and that needs to change, argues investigative journalist and author Ian Urbina.

The ocean represents a major blind spot in efforts to tackle the climate crisis and that needs to change, argues investigative journalist and author Ian Urbina.
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Investigative reporter Ian Urbina outlines the brand-new Outlaw Ocean Music Project, which seeks to connect the public with high-stakes reporting on high-seas crime through the powerful medium of music.

Investigative reporter Ian Urbina outlines the brand-new Outlaw Ocean Music Project, which seeks to connect the public with high-stakes reporting on high-seas crime through the powerful medium of music.
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As the Biden administration turns to environmental concerns, one of its top priorities will be how to better protect the world’s oceans. With more than 80 percent of the world’s fish stocks at or n...