Senior Development Manager, UK for @OceanaEurope. All views expressed are my own. Email inquiries to: [email protected] | SAVE THE OCEANS, FEED THE WORLD |
Our Senior Director of Advocacy @VeraMPCoelho and our campaign leaders have a message for us on #WorldOceansDay: Nature can be a key ally in protecting the oceans and bringing abundance back to marine ecosystems๐ฌ
Happy #WorldOceansDay ๐! Today, we are calling to focus on 3 Rs to #SaveOurOceans: Reduce, Restore, Research to enhance sustainable fisheries, curb plastic pollution, increase marine protected areas and fight against IUU Fishing. Find out more: https://t.co/7SC2grxXz5
"We are going through an extinction of biodiversity" - @BorisJohnson says he is "deeply concerned" by wildfires in the Amazon rainforest.
Read the full story here: https://t.co/VoHiKmTSny
Heartbreaking scenes in Wales with 100 dead sharks washing up with their fins cut off! ๐ข
The shark fin trade is absolutely barbaric and kills over 75 million sharks per year! We need a #FinBanNow ๐ฆ https://t.co/RXuDnGxe6z
Thrilled that the UK is leading the way in marine protection! ๐ฌ๐ง ๐
Todayโs announcement of 41 new Marine Conservation Zones takes the UK to the top of the leaderboard in Europe with 40% protection! ๐ โญ๏ธ
#MarineConservationZones
Huge shout out to Henry and Tom who are cycling all the way from London to Lisbon for Oceana! (over 1,000 miles!!) ๐ด๐
Please support them at: https://t.co/idmEFAMvfG
Shout out to the amazing Anay who loves the ocean and Seahorses!
6 years old and he's created his own fundraising campaign to help save ocean life! He's made posters to raise awareness and even donated his tooth fairy/piggy bank money to help his cause! https://t.co/itZcj7lteD
UK poll: Majority of people believe banning single-use plastics is the best way to tackle ocean pollution
โถ๏ธ 83% say that businesses are not doing enough
โถ๏ธ 74% say that the government needs to do more
โถ๏ธ Supermarkets top list of where consumers want to see less plastic
Amazing news that Spain announced the creation of the Mediterraneanโs 2nd largest marine national park!
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More than 900km2 of sea will be protected in #CabreraNationalPark, in Mallorca! ๐ฐ Press release: https://t.co/jJGeDBvrSp #AmpliarCabrera
Loved attending the London premiere of #ParisToPittsburgh by @BloombergDotOrg , @RadicalMedia and @NatGeo
So inspiring to see how American communities are fighting climate change while highlighting all that green industries can do for growth and jobs!