Nichola Clark

Working on international ocean governance issues @PewEnvironment. PhD Candidate @UoW. #HB6 cohort @HomewardBound16. Tweets are my own. She/Her.

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

The @UN has officially adopted the #BBNJ treaty text to protect the #HighSeas. A win for conservation, a win for multilateralism.

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

IT’S OFFICIALLY ADOPTED!!!

[The Earthshot Prize @EarthshotPrize]

The High Seas Treaty led by @HighSeasAllianc has won The Earthshot Prize to Revive Our Oceans for its historic work to protect over 60% of our oceans.

Thanks to their work, the world is coming together to protect and secure the future of our oceans.

#EarthshotRio

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

🚨🚨Interupting my Twitter hiatus to share some exciting news--30 countries plus the EU have officially ratified the #BBNJ Agreement, meaning that we are now halfway to meeting the 60 required for BBNJ's entry into force!! Official record here: https://t.co/rGRwv0bMig
#HighSeas

[Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations @MissionAngola]

Angola 🇦🇴 became the 107th Member State to sign the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).
H.E. Carmen do Sacramento Neto,
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, signed the Agreement.

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

For anyone in Cape Town at the #IMCC7, join us today at 3:30pm (local time) to talk about #HighSeas MPAs!

[Gina Guillen-Grillo @GinaGGCR]

A new era is coming to the Seabed Authority @ISBAHQ!
So proud to have supported LeticiaCarvalho,elected today as 1st SG from Latin America& 1st woman SG!We will have
transparency,coherence, neutrality & accountability together wth recognizing the role of science. Can't wait!

[Gina Guillen-Grillo @GinaGGCR]

Costa Rica promotes transparency, accountability and
protection of the Marine Environment at the International Seabed Authority.

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

It's amazing how we keep learning about new and incredible things happening at the bottom of the ocean. (check out the paper below! 👇) All the more reason to say "No" to #DeepSeaMining, or at a minimum, to say 'no' until we have a better understanding of all the risks.

[Deep Sea Conservation Coalition @DeepSeaConserve]

🚨🚨INCREDIBLE NEW #DEEPSEA DISCOVERY🌏

Oxygen is being produced at the seafloor in a process associated with polymetallic nodules a new study reveals. This provides further support on the urgent need for a #DeepSeaMining moratorium.

https://t.co/7Fch3eq2oI

#DefendTheDeep

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.

[Gina Guillen-Grillo @GinaGGCR]

Yesterday at UNHQ Costa Rica🇨🇷 & France🇨🇵 presided the Preparatory Meeting for the Third UN Ocean Conference taking place in Nice on June 2025. Accelerating action & mobilizing all actors for conserving & sustainab using the Ocean with Science at the center of decision making!

[Daniel Kachelriess @dkachelriess1]

Great to see that with the deposition of the instrument of ratification by the Federated States of Micronesia 🇫🇲 we are now at 7 ratifications for the #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty ! Congratulations to FSM!

#luckynumberseven #RaceforRatification

[High Seas Alliance @HighSeasAllianc]

Today at #SIDS4, both Mauritius and Federated States of Micronesia announced their intention to deposit the instrument to ratify the #HighSeasTreaty at the @UN. Well done to 🇲🇺 🇫🇲👏! We look forward to the ratification becoming official next week.

#RaceForRatification #BBNJ

[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria 🇳🇬 @NigeriaMFA]

NIGERIA SIGNS THE TREATY ON CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTIONS (BBNJ)

On Friday, 3rd May, 2024 the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Adamu I. Lamuwa, signed the Treaty On Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ), on behalf of the Government of Nigeria. The ceremony took place at the Treaty Signature Room of the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the supervision of Mr. David Nanopoulos, Chief of the Treaty Section.

The BBNJ Agreement was adopted on 19th June, 2023 by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction convened under the auspices of the United Nations and has been open for signature since 20th September, 2023. The BBNJ Agreement becomes the third implementing agreement to the United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea.

The BBNJ Agreement aims to address four main issues:

i. Marine genetic resources, including the fair and equitable sharing of benefits;
ii. Measures such as area-based management tools, including Marine protected areas;
iii. Environmental impact assessments; and
iv. Capacity-building and the transfer of marine technology.

Nigeria played an active role in the negotiations and the eventual adoption of the Treaty. It is the 90th country to sign the Treaty and efforts would be made to ratify it as soon as possible.

The BBNJ Agreement is open for signature by all States and regional economic integration organizations from 20th September, 2023 to 20 September 2025, and will enter into force 120 days after the date of deposition of the sixtieth instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession. As of today 90 Countries have signed and Nigeria is the Ninetieth country on the list. Four countries have ratified including Belize, Palau, Seychelles and Chile.

🇳🇬 🇺🇳

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

Woohoo!!! Some exciting #BBNJ news coming from the EU 🇪🇺 this morning!!

[High Seas Alliance @HighSeasAllianc]

🚨👏 Congratulations to the EU🇪🇺 @Europarl_EN for voting in favour of #HighSeasTreaty ratification.

Leadership by EU member states is now critical to ensure 60 ratifications required for entry into force #UNOC25. #RaceForRatification

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/1sN3T1mUlR

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

The high seas cover nearly half our planet–but only 1% are currently protected.

Our @HighSeasPolicy recently joined @podLewin to discuss what it'll take to bring about ocean conservation in the #HighSeas.

Listen🎧👇 https://t.co/vTb4Swtfqf

[Bec Hubbard @Bec_Hubbard]

.@TIME recognises the incredible leadership of Rena Lee in achieving the #HighSeasTreaty which will allow us to better protect half the planet!

🙌🌊💪💙

https://t.co/nl2g8GWIJ1

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

Woohooooo!!!! EU is one step closer to #BBNJ ratification! 🎉🌊

[ENVI Committee Press @EP_Environment]

🌊Conservation & sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

@EP_Environment recommends Parliament to consent to EU approval of new agreement under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea with ⬆️49⬇️3↔️1

Plenary vote next week in Strasbourg.

[High Seas Alliance @HighSeasAllianc]

We are at #OurOceanGreece to celebrate progress and commitments to accelerate the #RaceForRatification for the #HighSeasTreaty.

And we had great news to start: Seychelles has just announced their ratification of the High Seas Treaty! 🎊

[Nichola Clark @HighSeasPolicy]

@InaTessnow @maripoldata @univienna @ERC_Research @UOW @ocean_nexus Congratulations, Dr. Tessnow!!!! 🎉🥳🍾

[Pew Europe @PewEurope]

🎣 Illegal, unreported & unregulated fishing is devastating global seafood stocks, harming coastal communities & hindering marine conservation efforts.

Join the Tuna Transparency Pledge today and help us get #EyesOnTuna https://t.co/4w4IduxrGs