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New scientific critique of the Faroe Island pilot whale hunt
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Marine protection petition with over 114,000 signatures handed over to the EU
plusPlastic Crisis Unresolved: UN Negotiations Cannot Deliver Treaty Due to Blocking Stance of Petro-States
Historic opportunity missed: Plastic crisis remains unresolved as ambitious country majority blocked by petrochemical states in UN treaty negotiations. OceanCare calls for reformed negotiation process to break future deadlock. PRESS RELEASE – 15 August 2025 Plastic Crisis Unresolved: UN Negotiations Cannot ...
plusBetrayal of good faith diplomacy: Marine expert condemns draft plastic treaty text
OceanCare’s Managing Director offers her assessment of the Chair’s compromise text released this afternoon. Fabienne McLellan is on-ground in Geneva and available for interviews immediately. PRESS COMMENT – 13 August 2025 “Betrayal of good faith diplomacy”: Marine expert condemns draft plastic treaty text After six rounds of negotiations spanning three ...
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114,559 Citizens Call for Ocean Protection as OceanCare Delivers Petition to UN Special Envoy
plus Ocean Health Has Deteriorated Since Last UN Ocean Conference, Marine Experts Warn Ahead of Critical Nice Summit
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OceanCare to Participate in “Road to UNOC3” Panel at ChangeNOW 2025 Summit in Paris
High-profile panel at ChangeNOW Summit in Paris to be joined by OceanCare to advocate for ocean protection action ahead of the critical UN Ocean Conference in June. PRESS RELEASE – 23 April 2025 OceanCare to Participate in “Road to UNOC3” Panel at ChangeNOW 2025 Summit in Paris - Nicolas Entrup, Director International Relations at OceanCare, to join high-profile ...
plusGlobal Instability Highlights Need for Bold European Leadership on Ocean Protection
As multilateralism faces severe challenges, Europe must take up a global leadership role in tackling the triple planetary crisis, including protection of marine ecosystems. PRESS RELEASE – 26 February 2025 Global Instability Highlights Need for Bold European Leadership on Ocean Protection - As multilateral cooperation faces existential threats, Europe must step up ...
plusNew Publication Examines Ecocide Concept for Marine Environments – Focus on Bottom Trawling
Academic article analyses whether 'ecocide' could serve as legal mechanism to address gravest environmental crimes against the ocean. PRESS RELEASE – 8. January 2025 New Publication Examines Ecocide Concept for Marine Environments – Focus on Bottom Trawling - Bottom trawling causes severe, widespread, and long-term destruction of marine ecosystems. - Growing ...
plusUN Negotiations in Busan: Bridge Built Towards Historic Global Plastics Treaty
UN member states have built a bridge towards an ambitious global treaty to end plastic pollution at the negotiations in Busan, South Korea – but an additional negotiating session will be needed in 2025 to finalise the agreement. PRESS RELEASE – 1 December 2024 UN Negotiations in Busan: Bridge Built Towards Historic Global Plastics Treaty - An impressive majority ...
plusFinal Negotiations Begin: The World Needs a Strong Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
As UN member states gather in Korea for the final round of plastics treaty negotiations, OceanCare calls for decisive action: The world needs ambitious legal measures to reduce plastic production and protect marine life. PRESS RELEASE – 21 November 2024 Final Negotiations Begin: The World Needs a Strong Treaty to End Plastic Pollution - UN member states gather in ...
plusCruelty continued: Iceland’s decision to issue new whale killing quota condemned by conservation experts
OceanCare is bitterly disappointed by today's announcement of the Icelandic government's devastating decision to allow commercial whaling to continue. PRESS COMMENT – 11 June 2024 Cruelty continued: Iceland’s decision to issue new whale killing quota condemned by conservation experts Today, the Icelandic ...
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World Oceans Day 2024: A wounded planet needs our care – OceanCare launches international initiative - EMBARGOED UNTIL FRIDAY 7 JUNE 00:00
plusPRESS COMMENT: OceanCare: Effective global Plastics Treaty is possible, but ambitions must be raised
A week of negotiations between UN member states on a global Plastics Treaty ended today in Ottawa, Canada. Fabienne McLellan, Managing Director of OceanCare, who followed the negotiations on site, comments on the outcomes. PRESS COMMENT – 30 April 2024 OceanCare: Effective global Plastics Treaty is possible, but ...
plusPRESS RELEASE: OceanCare urges UN governments to show ambition at crucial negotiating meeting on global Plastics Treaty
Representatives of all UN member states are meeting in Ottawa, Canada from 23 to 29 April 2024 to advance negotiations on an international legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. With only one more round of negotiations to go, this week will be crucial in reaching ...
plusComing up: High-level UN meeting in Uzbekistan to find solutions for endangered migratory species and protect global biodiversity
Member States of the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals will meet in Uzbekistan, 12-17 February 2024 to address issues of critical importance to the global biodiversity crisis. The most intense debate is expected to be on the controversial issue of deep-sea mining. ...
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New study: Urgent science-based conservation action needed for Adriatic whales and dolphins
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Fishing for DNA to measure biodiversity
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Clean-washing? Plastic clean-up tech not all it seems on the surface
CLEAN-UPS OR CLEAN-WASHING? Environmental organisations claim Plastic clean-up tech not all it seems on the surface LONDON/ZURICH, 6th November 2023: A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and OceanCare highlights the damaging impacts of ‘quick fix’ ocean clean-up ...
2 DocumentsplusHarpoons to be fired again as Iceland resumes its fin whale hunt
Harpoons to be fired again as Iceland resumes its fin whale hunt London/Vienna/Zurich, 31st of August 2023: With today’s announcement by Iceland‘s Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, not to continue this summer’s temporary whaling ban, fin whales will soon be killed again. The two Icelandic whaling vessels left port ...
Un documentplusMars Pet Nutrition Europe announces that 100% of the fish used in its pet food products is now sustainably sourced, per Mars' sustainable fish sourcing guidelines
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - This is an important milestone in Mars Petcare's global sustainability journey, which includes an ambitious, industry-leading global target to procure 100% sustainably sourced fish across its pet food products, according to its guidelines Mars Pet Nutrition, a division of Mars Petcare, ...
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Scientists warn: European whales and dolphins “Under Pressure” of extinction
4 Documentsplus Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance Launches on World Wildlife Day
Media Release Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance Launches on World Wildlife Day A global network of veterinarians come together to save endangered sea turtles around the world Florida - USA, Bohol - Philippines, Zurich - Switzerland , 1 March 2021 : This Wednesday, March 3, marks World Wildlife Day and the launch of the Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance (STRA) with ...
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