✨ Happy International Day of women in Diplomacy! ✨ Do you know that of the 193 Ambassadors of Member States of the UN, only 45 are Women? It’s time to change and bring more Women diplomats and their experience and knowledge into the United Nations 🇺🇳

📸: The original manuscript of the UN Charter preamble, complete with handwritten notes. On this day 78 years ago, 50 nations came together in San Francisco, California, to create a new organization for peace, prosperity & human rights. un.org/en/about-us/un… #CharterDay

Excited to share my 1st publication: Negotiations to implement area-based management tools beyond national jurisdiction: the scientific community's view. Check out for more info: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… Many thanks to Ana Hilario Heliana Teixeira #bbnjtreaty #ABMTs #ABNJ

This week's #deepsea Round-Up includes a new study on coral recovery, a researcher position with NIWA, and updates from the Challenger 150 programme! You can read it here: dosi-project.org/dosi-deep-sea-… 📸NOAA Ocean Exploration

The #UNGA adopted by recorded vote draft resolution L.82: “Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction” #BBNJ 🔗 bit.ly/3YiBQU9 UN GA President

At the #SDGSummit United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres noted that only 15% of the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals are on track and many are reversing course 📉 "We need need a rescue plan for the #SDGs"

68 States have signed the #BBNJ Agreement so far, taking the first steps towards the Agreement’s entry into force, crucial for addressing the triple planetary crisis, and for achieving ocean-related #GlobalGoals and ocean-related goals and targets of #KMGBF.

PhD Scholarship Opportunity: Towards equitable and sustainable ocean governance. We are advertising two student-led PhD opportunities relating to the future of ocean governance, commencing in early 2024 at The University of Edinburgh Read more: ed.ac.uk/geosciences/st… #oceangovernance

*PhD position alert* Use #acoustics and #AI to study #seagrass #restoration and their #EcosystemValue in Scotland! 🤿🎧🦐🐟🦀🫧💰 Apply here: shorturl.at/diEKV IAPETUS DTP University of Glasgow University of Stirling The University of Edinburgh

Ocean Voices is hiring a part-time Programme Coordination and Communications Officer! Are you interested in combining coordination and communication skills with a passion for ocean sustainability and equity? Learn more about the position and apply: lnkd.in/dXZ4YvpU

Healthy #deepsea biodiversity matters for tackling climate change-- and there are clear ways to include that ocean life in global climate policy. Read the details in this new policy brief our team is sharing at #COP28! dosi-project.org/wp-content/upl…

Outstanding panel of High Seas/BBNJ leaders at the Barcelona #OceanDecade24 conference So much work ahead, but we are in good hands!

All-female panel moderated by Aurélie Spadone (IUCN Ocean Team) discusses how we support #HighSeasTreaty in #RaceForRatification and implementation. ...today United Nations #OceanDecade24 Conference, Barcelona by UNESCO Ocean IUCN DOSI IDDRI High Seas Alliance

Please join us for a webinar on April 24th at 2:00 UTC to discuss SIDS and the BBNJ Treaty. The webinar will cover the Pivotal Role of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Shaping the Future of the BBNJ treaty. Please register here: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02…

Really happy about this opportunity. ECR colleagues, please bring your ideas and work.🤩

I am thrilled to be back at the United Nations for the organisational meeting of the #BBNJ PrepCom. This week, States are discussing how the PrepCom will function, when it will meet, & importantly, the programme of work. Ocean Voices DOSI The University of Edinburgh E4 Doctoral Training Partnership Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

📢Happy to announce 4 doctoral positions are available in Alice Vadrot's new ERC Research Project TwinPolitics! Spread the word and apply - We are looking forward to meet our new team 🐳 For more information, visit: jobs.univie.ac.at/job-invite/266… #UniWien #DigitalTwins #Preadoc

In the latest #DOSIThink Deep! we explore #mCDR - using the ocean to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere to combat #ClimateChange. While it might sound promising, it's crucial we understand how it works and its potential impacts. 🎧 buff.ly/3YwLTr1