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@WWF ๐ผ Working to protect and restore #ocean health for the benefit of people, nature and climate. #OceanAction #SaveOurOcean #SDG14
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When you think of tuna, do you think of ๐ or ๐ฃ?
Tuna help maintain the health of our ocean and feed millions of people. #WorldTunaDay
RT to show support for #SustainableFisheries
๐ก๏ธ Why does warming need to be kept below 1.5 ยฐC?
Many reasons but one to note:
Even a 2 ยฐC temperature rise is too high to prevent devastating global impacts from #cryosphere loss ๐จ
Amy Imdieke from International Cryosphere Climate Initiative explains in #TheCircleWWF ๐
arcticwwf.org/the-circle/stoโฆ
This year, more than 11,000,000 tonnes of plastic will enter our oceans. Killing wildlife, polluting ecosystems & harming people.
Decision-makers are negotiating the global plastic pollution treaty.
YOU can help #StopPlasticPollution : banit.org
#PlasticsTreaty negotiations resume Tuesday. An overwhelming majority of countries have already called for adoption of necessary binding global rules - our leaders must now transform these calls into action, says Eirik Lindebjerg to #AFP Marion Thibaut bit.ly/3UuvUax
EU supporting the growing global majority pushing for global bans and design requirements as part of the new #plasticstreaty . To end plastic pollution, the treaty must as a minimum phase-out avoidable and harmful plastic products and materials. #INC4 environment.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-calls-โฆ
WWF-Norway to take legal action against the gov't on #deepseamining . 'Never before have we seen a Norwegian government so blatantly disregard scientific advice and overlook the warnings from a united ocean research community.' - CEO Karoline Andaur #DefendtheDeep #ThinkDeeply
It's a wrap! #OurOcean Greece ๐ฌ๐ท is coming to an end and closes with 469 new commitments worth over an estimated $11 billion!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the 9th #OurOcean Conference !
The #OurOcean movement continues with #Korea ๐ฐ๐ท in 2025!
A sustainable blue economy:
๐ฃ Creates social & economic benefits
๐ชธ Restores, protects and maintains marine ecosystems
๐ Preserves natural resources
#OurOceanGreece
Learn more about our approach ๐ wwf.panda.org/discover/our_fโฆ
๐ต๐ผ๐จ๐ท๐ป๐บ๐ช๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ช๐ซ๐ท๐ง๐ท Deep sea champions at #OurOcean2024 urge more countries to join the movement to #DefendTheDeep . The message to ISBA-HQ is clear: #deepseamining is incompatible with international law, science and sustainable development.
๐ Together for #OurOcean2024 with Sebastian Unger of German Environment Agency and ๐ Markus Knigge ๐ of BlueActionFund working in partnership to achieve #30x30 and ratify the #HighSeasTreaty
Marine protected and conserved areas can deliver triple bottom line benefits for people, nature & the climate. Expecting ambitious new #30x30 commitments at #OurOcean2024 . Our Ocean Greece
๐ย WWF is excited to partner with University of St Andrews, building capacity in #bluecarbon science. Together with GO-BC official, weโre fostering inclusive partnerships & leveraging cutting-edge research to create a thriving ocean future! WWF UK Pacific Life
wwf.org.uk/press-release/โฆ
The 2024 Ocean Decade Conference starts today! ๐๐
Together, we'll open a new chapter for global ocean action to deliver the science we need for the ocean we want.
Join the conversation with #OceanDecade24 . Not in Barcelona? Tune in to the livestream: ow.ly/aTyt50RbXXr