Reducing #plastics production is the best way to #BeatPlasticPollution & #BeNicetotheOcean . The #LetsBeNicetotheOcean team is present at the 4th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee #INC4 for a UN #PlasticsTreaty in Ottawa. Photo: Remi Parmentier & Isabel Leal.

To achieve #Bluetransformation we need all fisheries under management. This document helps data limited fisheries set an effective management system —>
doi.org/10.4060/cd0366…

The link between plastic’s chemicals & harm to human health is mounting. Estimates are that in 2015 the health costs of disease & disability caused by plastic-associated chemicals were more than US$920 billion in the US alone. The parallels with the tobacco industry are telling.

I don't understand #ethics ... if just 2% tax on #billionaires , who pay 0.5% !?!?! on their #wealth would cover #disaster damages globally, imagine what the additional 28% everyone else pays would do! How does this debate even happen? #G20 #HumanRights theguardian.com/inequality/202…

'We are still failing to close our markets to seafood imports that violate basic human rights and by operators who commit illegal fishing', says Anne-France Mattlet Europêche at #SEG2024 . Why do we provide preferential access to seafood products from certain Asian fleets?

Excellent news for the ocean! EU Council European Parliament agree to ratify the UN High Seas Treaty, advancing marine conservation on the high seas and #30x30 . EU leading the way on global ratification process. I urge states worldwide to ratify #BBNJ agreement before #UNOC2025 #Nice

Woohoo!!! Some exciting #BBNJ news coming from the EU 🇪🇺 this morning!!

Tomorrow, the UN General Assembly #UNGA will vote on establishing a Preparatory Committee for the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty . A PrepCom is key for the Treaty to be operational as soon as possible after its entry into force.

📢 We call on all delegations to be present and support. 🧵

That some wisdom right there 🌊♻️ 🌍

Happy #EarthDay and hope you: (1) enjoy the outdoors today; (2) ban *single-use* plastics from your life; (3) use maps and GIS to make a positive impact on our planet 🌍 today and every day! 💚
#EarthDay 2024

‘A new era of slaves’: Thailand’s plan to loosen fisheries laws renews fears of illegal fishing, forced labour channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailand-…

Fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: new report on 2020-2023 achievements oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/fighting-…

#EarthDay 2024 is Planet vs Plastics. At #INC4 Partnership Day, Spain's Deputy PM Teresa Ribera 🌹 urges global cooperation for a robust #PlasticsTreaty & the imperative to combat marine #plasticpollution by e.g. enhancing safety measures to prevent the loss of #plastics at sea 🌊

🇨🇳 Welcome to our latest ECOP National Node: China!

You can now visit the (bilingual) page for on our website here: ecopdecade.org/china/

The Node is currently recruiting coordination unit members, as well as advisory board members, so do reach out if you are interested!

Online: 2023 Annual Report, incl. info on programme, governance, & most important finance tinyurl.com/4y8krsfn
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇻 🇮🇪

Une des priorités de la France, c’est de préparer l' #UNOC3 🇺🇳en faisant entendre les voix des organisations de la société civile. Ces dernières, à travers leurs idées innovantes, jouent un rôle crucial dans la protection de l’océan 🌊
🔔👉 linkedin.com/posts/mer-gouv…
Ocean & Climate Platform

🫣 MTAs - Marine Trawling Areas

I am grateful to the Greek government for their recent announcement to prohibit trawling in their MPAs at Our Ocean Greece

Please EU Maritime & Fish follow their example. It feels very disempowering... 😔

The Barcelona Statement from #OceanDecade24 identifies the following priority:

'Increase engagement with the health sector and better understand connections between ocean health and human health'

Read the #OceanPanel blue paper on this important area 👇
oceanpanel.org/publication/oc…

Excelente noticia Milko Schvartzman Un paso más para hacer realidad el
Acuerdo de la OMC en español sobre subsidios pesqueros y que Argentina pueda hacer uso se sus beneficios para #StopFundingOverfishing

Great to see #ocean issues remain high on the international + #Pacific agendas. #OceanAction is vital inits own right but also brings considerable co-benefits to other areas of #SustDev . We must keep up the level of ambition & ensure it translates into implementation to achieve a…