A step forward in the protection of deep-sea vulnerable ecosystems.
@EU_Commission acts to close 87 sensitive zones to all bottom gears in the 🇪🇺 waters of the North-East Atlantic, after extensive consultations with Member States & stakeholders.
#EUBiodiversity#VME#DeepSea
The negotiations regarding the @UN High Seas Biodiversity Treaty have not yet lead to a deal despite the EU’s significant efforts & leadership.
The EU & I personally will continue working to achieve what’s just & necessary: protecting the world’s oceans.
https://t.co/mIkuqU85yg
Meet the pitchers of #BlueInvest Africa!
Using solar energy to power cool room for fish storage: that's Mwanza project by En Dep Ltd 🇹🇿.
A great low-carbon solution generating positive impact on the fishing communities: less post harvest loss, better economic livelihood!
Everything is connected. From chemical & plastic pollution, to overfishing, habitat loss, ocean warming, death of coral & rising sea levels. All have the same anthropogenic origins, arising from our long record of disrespect of Nature & everything she provides. Huge changes reqd.
The 5th & final session of the Intergovernmental Conference on #BBNJ starts next week.
The EU, its Member States, and all members of the High Ambition coalition on BBNJ urge States to reach and conclude in 2022 an ambitious & effective Treaty of the #HighSeas.
#OceanEU@EUatUN
Regulating the human activities & protecting biodiversity in the #HighSeas is of the essence
The #BBNJ negotiations for an ambitious, fair & equitable BBNJ Treaty are a key priority for the EU 🇪🇺
Don't miss the Ministerial Panel on BBNJ at #UNOC2022 🗓️ 30 June - 17.30
#OceanEU
Wonderful news!
Iceland 🇮🇸 is our 49th member at our #BBNJ High Ambition Coalition for the protection of high seas.
Very good meeting with @katrinjak talking about the next steps of our cooperation.
The ocean is crucial to life on 🌍. The livelihoods of millions of people depend on it
Solutions exist, they are in our hands, but require major transformations & investments
At #UNOC2022, the 🇪🇺 & its MS are tabling 52 commitments for a better ocean
🔗https://t.co/YQzVXT0zZH
At @UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon we take a firm stand against everything that takes life away from our oceans.
Marine litter, pollution, unsustainable fishing, climate change.
Science is clear and we 🇪🇺 will continue putting Oceans in the frontline next months ahead of #COP15.
The new communication on International Ocean Governance sets the course for a sustainable blue planet.
Have a look at what the EU strives to do to halt and reverse the loss of marine biodiversity 👇
#OceanEU @EU_MARThe new communication on International Ocean Governance sets the course for a sustainable blue planet.
Have a look at what the EU strives to do to halt and reverse the loss of marine biodiversity 👇
#OceanEU @EU_MARThe new communication on International Ocean Governance sets the course for a sustainable blue planet.
Have a look at what the EU strives to do to halt and reverse the loss of marine biodiversity 👇
#OceanEU @EU_MARThe new communication on International Ocean Governance sets the course for a sustainable blue planet.
Have a look at what the EU strives to do to halt and reverse the loss of marine biodiversity 👇
#OceanEU @EU_MARThe new communication on International Ocean Governance sets the course for a sustainable blue planet.
Have a look at what the EU strives to do to halt and reverse the loss of marine biodiversity 👇
#OceanEU@EU_MARE
The 🌊 ocean is vital for life on earth
Today, we insist on the importance of the International Ocean Governance agenda to strengthen our role as a driving force on ocean governance at the multilateral, regional & bilateral level.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/uBoNHFbcwq
#OceanEU
#BBNJ negotiations have started in New York.
The EU & its Member States together with all members of the High Ambition coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction are strongly committed to an ambitious and effective BBNJ treaty.
#EUBiodiversity#HighSeas#ForNature
#BBNJ negotiations are underway. This is a once in a generation opportunity to protect the high seas and regulate human activity.
The EU is fully committed to an ambitious #HighSeasTreaty
Learn more🔗https://t.co/X81zeCNzop @EU_MARE
Sauver la biodiversité en haute mer est vital pour les océans et la planète.
Au #OneOceanSummit, l’UE a lancé une coalition internationale de haute ambition pour aboutir à l’accord #BBNJ en 2022.
De nombreux pays sont déjà avec nous. Mon appel à tous les autres: rejoignez nous!
📢Women have been playing a crucial role in advancing peace, development, human rights & multilateralism. On #InternationalWomensDay we honour their contribution.
They are #Women4Multilateralism!
Be inspired ➡️ https://t.co/sd7IYWYqrI
More than ever we must now prove that multilateralism works.
I arrived in Nairobi 🇰🇪 to represent the 🇪🇺 at @UN Environment Assembly #UNEA5.
One of our missions is to secure the launch of negotiations for a new 🌍 legally binding agreement on plastics to #BeatPlasticPollution.