DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded on 12 December 2025, with a historic commitment to tackle marine assets. Gathering over 6,000 delegates from 186 countries at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, the UN Environment Assembly voted to issue 11 resolutions including Resolution UNEP/EA.7/L.3) that addresses sargassum seaweed blooms, paired with a sweeping mandate to accelerate the climate resilience of coral reefs.

For the Caribbean and Central America, the resolution represents a vital shift from local crisis management to a coordinated global response. The region has long struggled with the dual threat of “brown tides” (sargassum) and “white death” (coral bleaching).

Massive blooms of sargassum have choked coastlines, devastated the tourism sector, and decimated local fisheries. The new resolution formally recognizes...