Margaret Spring
@_margaretspring
Chief Conservation and Science Officer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (@MontereyAq). Acting for conservation of the global ocean.
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http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/conservation-and-science 03-01-2018 18:57:18
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NEW: UNESCO Ocean's State of the Ocean Report 2024 finds that the ocean crisis is developing faster than our knowledge of it, and provides a comprehensive health check of our ocean. In this report, you'll find the latest ocean trends and data available. 👉ow.ly/EkB250S6Amk
🙏Thank you to all who joined “The Plastics Crisis as a Health Crisis: How Can the International Health Community Support the Global Response to Plastic Pollution & the Plastics Treaty?" bit.ly/3VstlpR Co-organised alongside the #WHA77 by Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs, Global Health Centre,
Thank you Luis Vayas Valdivieso for reminding us that our ocean is the source of our life and future - and we must care for it - on this #WorldOceanDay! We are part of your vision of a #healthyocean Mr. chair! Monterey Bay Aquarium #beatplasticpollution #OneHealth #OceanHealth
"The Azul results are in and we're ready to leverage this important data to guide our members in the implementation of conservation efforts" - Ayana Melvan, Director of Conservation Action, Aquarium Conservation Partnership
#Pumped! Today is historic - the Biden-Harris Administration just released the #first ever White House-level strategy & roadmap focused on ending #PlasticPollution - building off expert recommendations from National Academies Monterey Bay Aquarium and Environmental Law Institute and others - Onward!! 👊
Today, the U.S. released the 1st government-wide strategy to tackle #PlasticPollution and set a bold goal to phase out single-use plastics from fed ops by 2035! 🌍👏 Thanks to President Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris 4 championing strong effective and #science based action - next: #GlobalPlasticTreaty!
THANK YOU President Biden for committing to phase out single-use plastic across the federal government by 2035! As Aquariums, we lead by example to eliminate single-use plastic in our own operations. We applaud the actions identified by the Biden-Harris Administration for collective
Indigenous #knowledge is a key part of the knowledge ecosystem - read this post from our colleagues at International Science Council
On today’s Los Angeles Times front page: Dam removal frees the Klamath River latimes.com/environment/st… Gina Ferazzi