🥳Fantastic news! Monaco is the first European country to ratify the #HighSeasTreaty 👏
Merci🇲🇨 for helping in leading the #RaceForRatification 🙏 #oceans #bbnj

It's #DeepDay !🥳 The #DeepSea makes up 90% of the marine environment, but just 5% of the ocean is estimated to have been explored.

There is so much to discover in the #DeepSea , but we do know it is critical for the functioning of our planet. Sian Owen youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7i9J…

Congratulations to the European Parliament 🇪🇺 for voting in favour of #HighSeasTreaty ratification. This is a significant step in the #RaceForRatification .
Read more about what this means➡️highseasalliance.org/2024/04/24/eus…
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🚨👏 Congratulations to the EU🇪🇺 European Parliament for voting in favour of #HighSeasTreaty ratification.

Leadership by EU member states is now critical to ensure 60 ratifications required for entry into force #UNOC25 . #RaceForRatification

Read more ➡️ highseasalliance.org/2024/04/24/eur…

Tomorrow, the UN General Assembly #UNGA will vote on establishing a Preparatory Committee for the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty . A PrepCom is key for the Treaty to be operational as soon as possible after its entry into force.

📢 We call on all delegations to be present and support. 🧵

This #EarthDay , we wanted to celebrate the Nature Restoration Law but 🇪🇺 governments failed to adopt it 🤷‍♀️

There was a deal. There are citizens, businesses, scientists & many more calling for the #RestoreNature law

EU Council what happened to democratic decision-making?

Today's #EarthDay reminds us that Europe 🇪🇺 is the fastest-warming continent and needs solutions to protect its citizens, economy & environment.
The law to #RestoreNature is the solution Europe needs to bring back ocean life🌊
EU Council Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024

Over 100 organizations are calling on UN Environment Programme and the #PlasticsTreaty INC Secretariat to take strong action on conflict of interest ahead of #INC4 .

Read the letter: bit.ly/4d3K0GU

What does ambition mean? If the lowest common denominator becomes too low, credibility is quickly lost. The High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution has been championing the way and we hope that this will not be undermined by UAE’s latest membership 🤔 #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 #ConflictofInterest

Ghost fishing gear 🎣 is one of the deadliest forms of marine #PlasPollution . The new #PlasticsTreaty is an opportunity to address fishing gear along its lifecycle.
At our side event series with Environmental Investigation Agency MarViva CR SPREP we discuss what the provisions should look like.

🌊In collaboration with OceanCare, ΟΦΥΠΕΚΑ (NECCA), The Green Tank and Greek researchers from Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute & FORTH who developed #SAvEWhales , the system will now be upscaled for full year continuous operation.
Discover more 👇thegreentank.gr/en/2024/04/17/…

Highly welcomed announcement at #OurOcean2024 by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis taking the lead to ban #bottomtrawling in marine protected areas #MPAs in greek waters. Others need to follow now to properly implement the #EUActionPlan Our Ocean Greece
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High level Event at #OurOcean2024 with clear call on States (& ISA) NOT to start & allowing #deepseamining . Chile, France, Germany, Palau, Spain, Vanuatu are speaking out & urge for caution Sebastian Unger Hervé Berville Teresa Ribera 🌹

🐙 Did you spot Octavia at Our Ocean Greece? Her 8m-high tentacle is here to raise awareness on the importance of a swift ratification & implementation of the #HighSeasTreaty by #UNOC25 .

🤳 Get a 📸 to share on your socials urging leaders to accelerate the #RaceForRatification .

📢 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.

New Zealand’s Māori king & other Pacific native leaders have signed a declaration recognising #whales as legal individuals with freedom of movement & other rights. Amer Cetacean Soc Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)_de World Federation of Science Journalists BBC Science News OceanCare Ocean Champions 🦑
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🎉 Belize joins Palau🇵🇼 and Chile🇨🇱 in the #RaceForRatification .

'Its efforts have earned Belize a reputation as a world leader in ocean conservation. We hope other countries will be inspired by Belize’s leadership' Bec Hubbard #HighSeasTreaty
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🐡🐙🦑We live in the dark depths of the ocean, a fragile ecosystem that makes life on Earth possible & is our ally in the #ClimateCrisis .

We're at #ISA29 to warn of the risks that #DeepSeaMining would have on our home and the incredible #biodiversity that inhabits there.