📢 Country Announcement: The number of countries who have expressed their willingness to ratify the #HighSeasTreaty rises to 8⃣9⃣ with the Bahamas 🇧🇸 being the latest country to join the #RaceForRatification since the #BBNJ Treaty opened for signatures 🖊️ in Sept 2023.
Thrilled to start the #OceanDecade24 with insightful discussions on the #BBNJ agreement and its crucial implementation. Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this meaningful conversation. Thanks to all involved! Tks @dosi and Ocean Voices 💙
#oceanconservation
🔴Live from the satellite event: The UN Ocean Decade & the new Agreement for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of #BBNJ : Opportunities to support ratification and implementation with our friends of IUCN Ocean Team & IDDRI & High Seas Alliance & DOSI on stage 🤗
This booklet outlines @FAOFish's projects supporting Member in conserving and sustainably using #biodiversity in #ABNJ .
Read it to understand how FAO's expertise in this area can support the implementation of the #BBNJ Agreement 👉 bit.ly/3VAoFyG
#OceanDecade
🔬🪸 We joined forces with Universitetet i Bergen, European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance & UNESCO Ocean to explore the role of #ScienceDiplomacy in the sharing of marine genetic resources ( #MGRs ) in the framework of the #BBNJ agreement &the goals of the #OceanDecade24 !
Don't miss out the 130+ side events! ⛵️
#OneOcean
How can the UN Ocean Decade support BBNJ treaty implementation?
Christine Gaebel outlines how Challenger 150, a UN-endorsed programme, is critical in bringing together regional scientists & facilitating data collection efforts.
Check out more at challenger150.world 👇🏼💻
Fascinating side event at the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference, exploring the interlinkages between the #BBNJ Agreement and the #OceanDecade in working towards healthy oceans. HELCOM - the Helsinki Commission
🔬 What is the #BBNJ Agreement, why is it important for researchers & how does it link in with Marine Genetic Resources #MGR ? These & more questions were addressed at the recent Policy Workshop by our partners from Marine Biodiscovery Centre, UoA University of Aberdeen! Read the outcomes buff.ly/3vLFex7
Outstanding panel of High Seas/BBNJ leaders at the Barcelona #OceanDecade24 conference
So much work ahead, but we are in good hands!
I had so much fun talking about my project and how I got into the field of marine biodiscovery for BlueRemediomics!
Take a look if you want to find out more about what I’ve been up to so far in my postdoc! 🪸🦠💊
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Marine Biodiscovery Centre, UoA
#BBNJ #marinebiodiscovery
Today, the DOALOS #BBNJ workshop considered how science and scientists can contribute to the #HighSeasTreaty , recognising the need to mobilise people to deliver from discovery through to governance and literacy in support of such an important, universal agreement.
#OceanDecade24
TARA IMEV-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche!
Discussions are being held about the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction #BBNJ with Fondation Tara Océan, our scientists & a delegation of Nations Unies (ONU) negotiators.
In this critical decade of action #ForOurBluePlanet , #WHOI joins ocean advocates around the world in calling for “the science we need for the ocean we want.”
🦾 Now let’s get to work!
#OceanDecade24 #30x30 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty
As the discussions are ongoing at the #UNOceanDecade conference, the time is ideal to remind anyone that cares to listen of the potential risk #BBNJ poses to coastal states in Africa.
It is useful for AfriCan leaders to keep this in mind! The Conversation Africa
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Excellent opening address by Matt Frost of Plymouth Marine Lab giving a background to the #BBNJ agreement at the #OceanFutures2030 satellite event at #ODC . 🌊 #OF2030 #SDG14 #OceanDecade #ocean
