Ocean Policy Expert
Nadia Deckert is a French environmental diplomat specialised in multilateral biodiversity and ocean protection affairs. She is currently working for the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) as a Programme Officer.
From 2015 to 2020, she has been working as a French negotiator and policy advisor and was involved in several development aid project focused on marine biodiversity. Before that, she has been working for the Crisis Center and the Press and Communication Department of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Nadia Deckert’s engagement with OceanCare since 2020 is predominantly to support the organisation’s work on promoting measures to reduce noise emissions from the shipping sector and hydrocarbon exploration activities.
Every year, approximately 9 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean – a deadly trap for millions of ocean inhabitants. Together we can stop the plastic wave and create a clean and healthy ocean.
The use of destructive fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to marine ecosystems. Together we can stop destructive fishing practises and protect the ocean and their inhabitants. The time to act is now.
Oil and gas exploration threatens marine ecosystems and life in the ocean. Together we can enforce a ban and protect our ocean. The time to act is now.
The deep sea is a unique habitat full of secrets and life. Resource extraction threatens to irreversibly destroy this treasure. Together, we can protect the deep sea. The time to act is now.