🌊 🇱🇰 ✒️ Ocean news! Sri Lanka joins 56 countries in ratifying the #HighSeas treaty. Once ratified by 60 countries, they can begin to determine where to establish marine protected areas on the high seas. #BBNJ

Today marks a historic achievement for the ocean — with 60 ratifications, the High Seas Treaty will now come into force. This ratification is a defining moment for the future of life on our planet. The High Seas - source of most of the biodiversity the sea has to offer - are

The message is clear: saving the ocean is no longer a slogan – it’s survival. linkedin.com/posts/ipsnews_…

The message is clear: saving the ocean is no longer a slogan – it’s survival. “If a top-down approach has not worked, can we even now do more to activate change from the bottom up? This is probably our best hope of reversing the downward trend. So how would we do it? …..” Read

Article: jamesmichelfoundation.org/news/212/forme… #COP30Brasil #COP30 #SDG #OceanConservation #ClimateChange

Sylvia A. Earle is one of the most renowned marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author advocating for ocean conservation and protection. Seychelles had the honor of hosting her in her exploration of Aldabra Atoll and others. She is also honorary member of the James Michel Foundation

🔵 Just announced: Hosted by the Nippon Foundation and co-organized by UNESCO Ocean as part of the #OceanDecade, the ‘Island States Ocean Summit: Sustainable Ocean Action for Resilient Islands’ will take place on 3-4 June 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. 👉 ow.ly/rL3W50XlJfq

A well-managed ocean economy can generate significant benefits, including sustainable livelihoods, food security, and economic growth. The blue economy has the potential to create new job opportunities, stimulate innovation, and contribute to poverty reduction, while also

"As the Amazon teeters on the brink, world leaders gather for COP30 🌎💚. 30 years of talks, yet emissions rise & temps climb. Will this be the turning point? Hope for: fossil fuel phase-out, climate finance, Amazon protection, global cooperation & net-zero roadmap. Turn the tide

As COP30 approaches, we must shift forest conversation from ambition to execution. Brazil’s leadership is already delivering a blueprint for others to follow. We have the plan. We have the proof of concept. What’s needed is action, argues Keith Tuffley ipsnews.net/2025/11/financ…

The urgency for ocean-climate action has never been greater Find out how #MarineProtectedAreas can help drive climate action through conservation partnerships at our UN Climate Change virtual event 🗓️Nov 18 at #COP30 Register👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #MPABioclimate #MPAs #COP30NoBrazil

Spotlight on SIDS at COP30: 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 🇧🇿 As part of AOSIS at #COP30, #Belize says this must be the Implementation COP. We need stronger global action on #climatefinance, greater support for #adaptation and #lossanddamage.🌎 ambition must be aligned with the needs of SIDS.

At #COP30 today, AOSIS, UNDP & Portugal convened a key discussion on loss & damage in SIDS’ new #NDCs. #SIDS are strengthening assessments, data, and tracking in NDC 3.0s — and calling for partnerships & support that match the scale of real impacts already being felt.

At #COP30, AOSIS reminded the world: 10 years after Paris, delivery is still missing. 1.5°C, finance, and cooperation must accelerate. #StandUpForSIDS

When leaders make commitments, they bind their nations to honor them. Empty promises are not leadership - We need solutions. And we know what the solutions are. Now we need action, writes former Seychelles president James A Michel ipsnews.net/2025/11/hollow…

AOSIS makes it clear: with hours left at #COP30, the world cannot afford anything less than a pact that delivers for 1.5°C. 🌍 #SIDS

*COP30’s toughest hours—AOSIS stands strong for SIDS, pushing a 1.5°C‑aligned, high‑ambition outcome.* #COP30 #AOSIS #SIDS #ClimateAction #15toStay

Humanity has the knowledge, technology, resources. What's needed now is the collective political will to use them. Let COP30 be remembered not as another empty summit but as the turning point where the world chose survival over complacency,✍️James A Michel ipsnews.net/2025/11/cop30-…

Thrilled to share my latest OpEd published by Inter Press Service (IPS) after the final day of #COP30. In it, I reflect on how the summit fell short of the political will needed to turn existing knowledge and resources into real climate action, and why we must shift funding from

Deep-sea mining: Veto or Moratorium? A permanent veto on high‑seas mining feels like the cleanest win for the ocean—but it only works if we also shift to a circular economy: reuse, recycling, alternative materials, longer product lifespans, and real behaviour change. Politics