🌊 To protect our ocean, we need to finalize a new #BBNJ treaty for the #highseas. Happy to hear #UNGA Sec Gen António Guterres echo our plea theblueleaders. 💪

More information is available here: theblueleaders.org

Thank you @pearljam for joining theblueleaders NRDC 🌎🏡 Mission Blue SeaLegacy in calling on world leaders to agree on a plan at @cbd_cop15 to save nature that includes HIGHLY and FULLY protecting at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030. 💪 UN Biodiversity #COP15 #ForNature

With Ministers now present at #COP15, the Blue Leaders are hard at work advancing and reinforcing the need to fully and highly protect 30% of the global ocean by 2030 to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. 🌊 #cop15 #fullyandhighly #cbdcop15

As the #COP15 clock ticks, the Blue Leaders continue to push for an ambitious agreement, making it clear that the best way to set marine biodiversity on a path to recovery and resilience is to fully and highly protect at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030.

“As Blue Leaders, we’re working hard to achieve 30% ambitious & high quality protection. The ocean is the largest carbon sink to help us address climate change; we must protect it, protect marine ecosystems, our resources, and biodiversity.” - 🇵🇦 VM of Environment, Diana Laguna.

“We want to leave #COP15 as Blue Leaders. The ocean gives color & name to our planet and enables our climate system to function. We must achieve 30x30; we must feel proud of our blue planet. Let’s be Blue Leaders.” -🇪🇸 Deputy PM, Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera.

“High ambition is necessary for nature to heal and for humans to survive. Fully protecting 30% of our ocean [by 2030] is critical to ensure that we maintain marine ecosystems vital to human life.” - 🇵🇼 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Steven Victor.

As #COP15 enters the home stretch, the Blue Leaders are working hard to secure an ambitious global ocean protection target: at least 30% of the ocean is fully & highly protected, free from environmentally damaging activities, by 2030. This is how we solve the biodiversity crisis.

At #COP15, the Parties adopted a Global Biodiversity Framework that includes 30x30. #theBlueLeaders would’ve liked to see more ambition for the ocean but we will continue working with fellow Heads of State and Ministers until we reach at least 30% fully & highly protected ocean.

Negotiations concluded with a #HighSeasTreaty! This agreement will provide the legal structure for the establishment of fully & highly protected areas in the high seas. Thank you to the many #BlueLeaders & ocean champions who persisted for so long to achieve this historic win💪

“I'm pleased that today, thanks to the efforts of theblueleaders, the #BBNJ High Ambition Coalition and all states involved in the process, this historic treaty is open for signature,” said Vincent Van Quickenborne, Deputy Prime Minister, 🇧🇪 👉 #PressRelease: bit.ly/46hMQnz

As the #HighSeasTreaty opens for signature United Nations, we 👏 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇨🇷 🇪🇺 theblueleaders and High Ambition for the High Seas #UNGA78 event partners for leading the #RaceForRatification! See which countries are signing the Treaty: ctt.ec/v2U3a+

Today the #HighSeasTreaty opens for signature United Nations! Shout out to 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇨🇷 🇪🇺 theblueleaders and High Ambition for the #HighSeas #UNGA78 event partners for spearheading the #RaceForRatification. Track progress: 👉 ctt.ec/It6Oz+ #BBNJ

As the historic #HighSeasTreaty opens to United Nations Member States for signatures, 23 Heads of State & Ministers symbolically 🖊️ their commitment to ratifying the #BBNJ Agreement at the celebratory event: High Ambition for the #HighSeas. 🇧🇪🇲🇨🇪🇸🇨🇱🇨🇷🇪🇪🇯🇲🇳🇴🇵🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇪🇳🇬🇵🇼🇵🇦🇵🇭🇸🇱🇦🇪🇲🇹🇺🇸🇩🇰🇳🇿🇪🇺

“All of us must do everything we can to save the magnificent Ocean, our ally in the fight against the climate crisis. I urge all countries to ratify the #HighSeasTreaty without delay - for every life on Earth.” Thank you Jane Seymour Fonda for being an ocean champion! 💪🌊

Sigourney Weaver kicked off the #HighSeasTreaty event co-hosted by 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇨🇷 🇪🇺 marking the opening of the #HighSeasTreaty for signature. Thank you Sigourney for joining theblueleaders NRDC 🌎🏡 High Seas Alliance Mission Blue and Pew Environment in the #RaceForRatification! 💪 🌊