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Fierce urgency of now – Milestone agreement for ocean conservation.

by OceanCare | 16/05/2019 | Blog

On March 25th 2019 member states of the United Nations reconvened for the second intergovernmental conference (IGC2) aimed at adopting a new international legally binding instrument under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and...

The quest for oil in the deep sea!

by OceanCare | 25/04/2019 | Blog

Commemorating the 9th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster On the 20th of April 2010, the global public held their breath. At a depth of around 1500 metres, a massive rise in pressure led to an unexpected leak of oil and gas, which ignited, exploded and set...

MAKE WHALES FEEL HOME!

by OceanCare | 18/04/2019 | Blog

One might expect you as a guest to have some manner and behave in a respectful and polite way towards your host who wants you to feel welcome. But imagine a guest turn your home into a garbage bin, dump waste, trawl nets, drive lorries straight through your living...

Make every beach visit an adventure and help clean up our act!

by OceanCare | 11/04/2019 | Blog

Guestblog by Michael Stachowitsch, PhD., Author of “The Beachcomber’s Guide to Marine Debris” What can we know, what must we do, what can we hope for? These three philosophical questions are directly relevant to the status of the oceans. To the first...

Environmental multilateralism at risk – where do we go from here?

by OceanCare | 26/03/2019 | Blog

21.03.2019, Nairobi, Kenya As the world’s largest decision-making body on the Environment, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is tasked with finding solutions to global environmental problems. From the 11th to 15th of March 2019 delegates, civil society...

The fourth United Nations Environment Assembly UNEA-4: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Consumption and Production

by OceanCare | 18/03/2019 | Blog, UN

Friday, March 15th, last day of UNEA4 It was a great opportunity to meet with people from all around the world to debate on the same issues, share ideas and challenges on issues like plastics, ecosystem management, and green business. With a delegation of 3 members...

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