Flora McMorrin

Director @RiseUp4TheOcean – working for our ocean and its people

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

I’m moving to Bluesky - find me at https://t.co/clmbM2WJj2
Or LinkedIn: https://t.co/4ImzVXSUjy

Happy New year.

[Oceana UK @OceanaUK]

🚨🚨 'Protected' areas are seeing faster biodiversity loss than unprotected ones, scientists warn at #COP16 🌊

It's OUTRAGEOUS that loopholes like oil drilling & destructive fishing are undermining global targets for #30X30! 🌍 Our ocean needs REAL ACTION
https://t.co/HizSCWFoT4

[Ocean. Now. @now_ocean]

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1. Ensure Human rights-based approaches are adopted by parties in the implementationof the GBF through their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

2. Support Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries for Biodiversity and Livelihoods (GBF Target 10, Target 22

[Ocean. Now. @now_ocean]

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&Target 23)

3. Adopt and Implement the #HighSeasTreaty for Ocean Conservation (GBF Target 3)

4. Equitable Financing

5. Enforce a Global Moratorium on Deep-Sea Mining (GBF Target 7 & Target 14)

https://t.co/C0CLWmRnKV

[Ocean. Now. @now_ocean]

1/3 The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity @COP16Oficial has started. 🌍

As a member of the @RiseUp4theOcean coalition, Ocean. Now! calls on all #COP16 delegates to prioritize these critical issues:

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

Excited to be in Cali, Columbia with Sivaja Nair and our partners. Can't wait to share our work! 🌊🌎 #natureIsAlsoBlue #RiseUp4theOcean

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

#HappeningNow at #COP16Colombia!

Press conference: The Role of Human Rights-Based Approach for Biodiversity and Climate Action hosted by BES-Net Consortium, SwedBio, SGI, CDKN, FOCALI

Watch live: https://t.co/49USgCNnz1

[Communications INC @CommsINC]

Arriving at #COP16Colombia 🇨🇴?

You’ll see our blue handprint everywhere! 🖐️ It’s a reminder that the ocean is an essential part of nature’s #biodiversity

Join us in raising awareness that NATURE IS ALSO BLUE 🌊

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/pWDX4UvoRw

#NatureIsAlsoBlue #30x30

[Marta Cavallé @MartaCavalle]

Great to see our @LIFEplatformEU members well portrayed in the heart of Brussels, calling for member states to #makefishingfair and apply article 17. @DavidMLange @islandsmarine and primitivo are ony 3 examples but the call is europe wide! #rethinkfisheries

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

#OceanWeek, “There is no economic case for deep sea mining” @farahyasmin - “we don’t need to do it for our own survival” We also don’t know the damage it would cause to our #ocean and our #climate. @GianniMatthew

[Low Impact Fishers of Europe @LIFEplatformEU]

Making the difference in EU fisheries: the daily fight of SSFs for recognition, fishing opportunities and generational renewal explained by LIFE members Gwen, Muireann and Isaac #MakeFishingFair #RethinkFisheries #Oceanweek

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

Excited to share the amazing work happening in Zapallar, 🇨🇱 This community-led effort shows how artisanal fishing can drive real conservation. Dive into their story here: https://t.co/sCu9onwnvv #RiseUp4theocean #SallScaleFisheries

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

A wondrous fish has made a miraculous return to UK seas. Why are ministers so keen to see them killed? | George Monbiot https://t.co/08pva9X2G5

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

Norway’s Plan for Seabed Mining Threatens Arctic Marine Life, Greenpeace Says https://t.co/QM4BRYtiwn

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

Exclusive: New data reveals how sea mud is far more important than we think https://t.co/udgUesrpO1 via @alextomo

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

More than 80% of EU marine protected areas are ineffective, study shows https://t.co/vfIIKhcfwE

[Flora McMorrin @FMcMorrin]

🌊 Why the High Seas Treaty Matters: Ratifying the #BBNJ means protecting marine biodiversity from exploitation and safeguarding ocean health. Read about the treaty here: https://t.co/lAaIieHjLd