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Draft text from #COP28 dropped this morning at 5am. Here's a look at where we stand on the push for this set of UN climate talks to deliver global agreement to phaseout fossil fuels and scale up renewables and efficiency:

Chile just became the first country to ratify the new #HighSeasTreaty. But 🇨🇦 has yet to sign, let alone ratify it. "If [Canada's] seen as a laggard in signing and in treaty ratification, they lose the opportunity to meaningfully engage," says sdfuller. nationalobserver.com/2023/11/10/new…

Big news: a new step announced by Mushkegowuk Council & Parks Canada towards an NMCA for the home of Omushkego Cree and a globally significant marine ecosystem, western Weeneebeg (James Bay) and southwestern Washaybeyoh (Hudson Bay). oceansnorth.org/en/blog/2024/0…

🎉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. wp.me/pf6kur-WJ

PM Trudeau was asked about the upcoming increase to the Carbon Tax. I'm not a fan of the Carbon Tax mainly because I believe in a more aggressive approach to fight Climate Change. But his reasoning here is well said, even if it's an unpopular decision.

#Seychelles has ratified the United Nations Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, also known as the #HighSeas Treaty or the #BBNJ treaty. SeychellesNewsAgency AOSIS SeyCCAT Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) High Seas Alliance

The creation of Torngat Mountains National Park set a precedent for Inuit-led protection. Announced today, Nunatsiavut Gov. & Parks Canada completed a feasibility assessment toward an Inuit Protected Area near Torngat Mountains NP as part of Imappivut (Our Oceans): buff.ly/4a5KrOO

#GullyMPAat20 thanks to the DFO Maritimes team for all the work protecting biodiversity Diane Lebouthillier Steven Guilbeault. The 1st #deepsea #MPA Deep Sea Conservation Coalition SeaBlue Canada

We have amazing corals off Nova Scotia ! Protecting these ecosystems means more healthy fish habitat, plus really cool ocean creatures. #GullyMPAat20 DFO Maritimes Diane Lebouthillier Oceans North

Let's make a splash for the Gully's 20th birthday bash! 🌊 For two decades, this unique ecosystem has been protecting marine life and nurturing biodiversity. 🐟 #GullyMPAat20 DFO Maritimes Diane Lebouthillier #Canada

In close partnership with the Kitasoo Xia'xias Nation, SeaBlue is delighted to mark this #worldoceanweek with a look at two exceptional sites - The Gitdisdzu Lugyeks MPA & the Gully MPA. #WorldOceanWeek #MarineProtectedAreas #IndigenousLedConservation theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/artic…

Our new study in npj Ocean Sustainability evaluates #ClimateChange impacts on marine life in Atlantic Canada and how it could support sustainable fisheries in a rapidly warming world. With: Future of Marine Ecosystems Lab @Nuestracr Boris Worm Oceans North Read it here -> rdcu.be/dLSpk

If you're attending Food and Agriculture Organization's Committee On Fisheries (#COFI36) in Rome, join our own Katie Schleit at 2:10 PM today and learn all about the ways the Climate Risk Index for Biodiversity can be used in management: buff.ly/3S2Qqxj

Ever wanted to see what 40 or 50,000 pounds of Capelin looks like? Well now you have. This picture was taken in Chance Cove, and locals are saying they’ve never seen anything like it in approximately 70 years. 📸 Bertha Hann #NLwx

This initiative adds to a growing transatlantic network of protected areas and OECMs within EEZs and on the high seas. Oceans North High Seas Alliance

Reasons to care about the mesopelagic zone … really amazing animas, largest daily migration of species on the planet, food for other fish and bring carbon to the deep sea Ocean Conservancy #COP16Cali Oceans North and also the amazing anglerfish !

After 8 years of discussion, countries agree on a way forward for ecologically and biologically significant areas in marine and coastal ecosystems. Hard won & important progress #CBDCOP16 #NatureIsAlsoBlue. Though the work to protect many of these areas has only just begun. #BBNJ

So proud of my HSA family for this prize ! Never doubt that a group of committed advocates can change the world… Or at lead the ocean !