With #INC3 about to get underway, WWF’s Eirik Lindebjerg tells Karen McVeigh in The Guardian that, while a majority of countries want a strong #GlobalPlasticsTreaty, there are “large economic interests vested in keeping the status quo” #Plastics theguardian.com/environment/20…

A definition for #naturepositive @WWF_SpecEnvoy and Eva Zabey have co-written a piece highlighting the risks and the opportunities we face as mainstream use of "nature positive" picks up pace ahead of #COP28. 👉ow.ly/H1Rq50QcA66 #NaturePositive

Exactly one year ago a historic agreement for nature was adopted.🌍🌱 There's been some progress in the past year, but the overall pace and scale of action is nowhere near what is necessary to secure a #NaturePositive world by 2030. Read more 👉 wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/press…

The #WEF24 is getting into the #NaturePositive movement with Al Gore delivering a barn burner at the #SDGTent about the benefits of nature based carbon capture! 🌲🌳

Our oceans deserve better. The @WTO must strengthen and ratify the agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing. Here’s why. 👇 pew.org/3to3K65

🌊 So much of #OurOcean is hidden from view. 🛰️ To help make the invisible visible, Global Fishing Watch harnesses #AI and satellite technology to revolutionize ocean monitoring and increase transparency of human activity at sea. More here: bit.ly/3JfabwG | #OurOcean2024

World Leaders Are Not Doing Enough To Protect Our Ocean newsweek.com/world-leaders-…

Don't miss our #30x30 side event at #OurOceanGreece! The event brings together government and civil society leaders to announce and showcase contributions to 30x30 and features the announcement of the winners of the 2024 Blue Park Awards. #OurOcean2024 eventbrite.com/e/achieving-30…

A new tool has launched today to track progress on the world’s 30x30 land and water conservation goals. Melissa Wright & Mitchelle De Leon explain how it works in this #opinion. Full article⬇️ devex.com/news/opinion-t…

We are at #OurOceanGreece to celebrate progress and commitments to accelerate the #RaceForRatification for the #HighSeasTreaty. And we had great news to start: Seychelles has just announced their ratification of the High Seas Treaty! 🎊

To kick off @OurOceanGreece, our partners SkyTruth have launched a new, open-source platform to track our progress towards 30x30! 🌊 I teamed up w/ John Amos to share how the tool will enable more people to participate in the 30x30 initiative: bit.ly/3UfO0Ni Newsweek

It's a wrap! #OurOceanGreece 🇬🇷 is coming to an end and closes with 469 new commitments worth over an estimated $11 billion! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the 9th #OurOceanConference! The #OurOcean movement continues with #Korea 🇰🇷 in 2025!

HAC for N&P Director Rita M. El Zaghloul chaired discussions at 'Achieving 30x30 in the Ocean' as government leaders shared inspiring national & local efforts towards #30x30 goals. We are grateful to Bloomberg Ocean & savingoceans for organizing this key moment at #OurOceans 🌊🌎

The #30x30 Progress Tracker is here! Launched by SkyTruth with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, this powerful new tool tracks efforts to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. Melissa Wright & Mitchelle De Leon share how it works: bloombg.org/3xKRsqs #OurOceanGreece

🚨👏 Congratulations to the EU🇪🇺 European Parliament for voting in favour of #HighSeasTreaty ratification. Leadership by EU member states is now critical to ensure 60 ratifications required for entry into force #UNOC25. #RaceForRatification Read more ➡️ highseasalliance.org/2024/04/24/eur…

#Paperparks at sea may make governments look good, but no one should be fooled. These areas are not protected. We must embrace the spirit and promise of #30x30 by establishing agreed-upon minimum criteria that also #BanBottomTrawling, says our Jackie Savitz

The start of a new and exciting era for Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) #JobAlert

Good news: Antarctic archipelago with 7 islands ("Danger Islands") home to mega-colonies of Adélie penguins protected. Thanks to a 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 initiative brought to the annual meeting of #Antarctic Treaty parties. 🐧 🌊❄️ #30x30 #ATCM German Environment Agency Bundesumweltministerium AWI Medien

Good news from Palau this #WorldEnvironmentDay! 🇵🇼 A new law will empower local communities to sustainably manage their fisheries. The movement for community-led conservation is growing! rare.org/stories-articl…

“Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue," shines a spotlight on the tropical Pacific island nation as local leaders and community members protect the ocean from global warming. 📺 Watch the documentary from our partner National Geographic Pristine Seas, now streaming on Disney+.