New Zealand’s Māori king & other Pacific native leaders have signed a declaration recognising #whales as legal individuals with freedom of movement & other rights. Amer Cetacean Soc Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)_de World Federation of Science Journalists BBC Science News OceanCare Ocean Champions 🦑
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🎉 Belize joins Palau🇵🇼 and Chile🇨🇱 in the #RaceForRatification .

'Its efforts have earned Belize a reputation as a world leader in ocean conservation. We hope other countries will be inspired by Belize’s leadership' Bec Hubbard #HighSeasTreaty
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🐡🐙🦑We live in the dark depths of the ocean, a fragile ecosystem that makes life on Earth possible & is our ally in the #ClimateCrisis .

We're at #ISA29 to warn of the risks that #DeepSeaMining would have on our home and the incredible #biodiversity that inhabits there.

Our wounded planet, our climate, our seas and their inhabitants cannot wait - we must #RestoreNature now!
The deal on the EU Nature Restoration Law was agreed after long negotiations. We count on Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 to bring the law over the finish line!
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The results are in!
Many 🇪🇺 countries are lagging on #30x30 marine targets & #natureprotection goals! ⚠️😣
We need 🇩🇪🇩🇰🇪🇸🇮🇪🇳🇱🇪🇸🇵🇹🇸🇪 & European Commission to do more for marine #biodiversity 🌊
How does your country tally up? 👀👇
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Today at #MOW2024 , #ACCOBAMS , OceanCare & #WeAreMéditerranée present and tackle maritime traffic‘s impact on marine life, showcasing the #NETCCOBAMS platform for monitoring vessels in critical areas.

#ShipStrikes #CetaceanConservation

25 countries have announced their support for a moratorium/precautionary pause/ban on #DeepSeaMining , along with parliamentarians, Indigenous & civil society groups, businesses, scientists & more.

We need more voices to join the wave of resistance. #ISA29
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👏Great to see The Kingdom of Denmark 🇩🇰 join the momentum against #DeepSeaMining . 25 countries have now joined the efforts to #DefendTheDeep ! The harmful impacts of DSM will put the ocean and its biodiversity at risk🌊
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Great discussions today at the #BlueLeaders event on the #BBNJ Treaty, exploring how States, NGOs & stakeholders can support the #RaceForRatification & swift implementation of the Treaty 🌊
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#HighSeasTreaty

🎉Today we celebrate 1️⃣ year from the agreement of the #HighSeasTreaty !

Since then, 8️⃣ 7️⃣ countries signed and 2️⃣ 🇵🇼🇨🇱 ratified the Treaty, leading the #RaceForRatification .

📢 World leaders, protect the global ocean by ratifying the #HighSeasTreaty now.
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Great to see this part of the ocean covered. With #CMSCOP14 flagging up the importance of IMMAs, the need to better protect the Baltic #porpoise & the #NatureRestorationLaw endorsed by European Parliament timing can't be better for scientific guidance.

This is truly great news and we applaud all MEPs working hard in support of this important legislative act. #RestoreOcean #RestoreNature

‼️🔴BREAKING: Volker Türk, 🇺🇳UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said
at the Opening statement of the 55th Human Rights Council #HRC55 :

🎙️“ #PlasticsTreaty negotiations is not sufficiently taking into account HR obligations
& harms that could be done”

Summit on migratory species sides with science, throws shade on deep-sea mining.
#CMSCOP14 #defendthedeep #deepseamining #marineprotectedareas #sharks #whales DSCC Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Erich Hoyt WCS ifaw
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Starting now 💡High-Level Roundtable on enabling conditions for international agreements such as #BBNJ and #GBF with UN Biodiversity Food and Agriculture Organization, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea ICCAT WMU GFCM SAC Chairman Mohammed Malouili Idrissi - the ‘desert’ 🍰concluding today’s day #FishForum2024 by General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

Congrats Chile for ratifying the #BBNJ Treaty!👏Thank you for your #ocean leadership 🇨🇱🙏

To follow more progress on the #RaceForRatification : highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratific…

#biodiversity
#HighSeas
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Stay updated and dive into the latest happenings at #FishForum2024 ! Explore our daily 📸 snapshots featuring innovative research, keynote speakers, presentations, posters, side events & open stands. Feel free to use these #photos on your platforms!
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We cannot afford to fail and take decisive action now, based on robust, independent scientific rigour and precautionary policies #FishForum2024

🐠🐟🦀🎣Official opening of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean #FisheriesForum2024 by Miguel Bernal. Robust science for informed decision-making to avert the further decline of fish and the many threats the MedSea and Black Sea are facing will be in focus this week. #UNOceanScienceDecade #SDG14