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"Representatives from more than 100 countries have committed to measures aimed
at preserving the ocean from human harm, including stepping up the fight
against illegal fishing, cutting plastic pollution and better protecting
international waters.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, hosting the high-level session of the
One Ocean summit on Friday, said 2022 was “a decisive year, and we should take
here, in Brest, clear and firm commitments.”
The US climate envoy, John Kerry, said it was “the ocean that makes life on
Earth possible, produces more than half of the oxygen we breathe – and even
that is at risk. The ocean and climate are inextricably linked. They’re one and
the same.”
The 27 EU states and 16 others agreed to pursue a global agreement by the end
of the year to regulate the sustainable use of the high seas – waters lying
outside any one country’s jurisdiction – and preserve their biodiversity.
“We are so close, but we need to push [to get the treaty signed in 2022],” the
European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, told the summit. The hope
is for a fourth and final round of UN negotiations to reach agreement in New
York in March."
Via Glyn Moody, who wrote "fine words, now let’s see some action"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
Tue, 1 Mar 2022 18:08:25 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/11/more-than-100-nations-take-action-save-oceans-from-human-harm>
"Representatives from more than 100 countries have committed to measures aimed
at preserving the ocean from human harm, including stepping up the fight
against illegal fishing, cutting plastic pollution and better protecting
international waters.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, hosting the high-level session of the
One Ocean summit on Friday, said 2022 was “a decisive year, and we should take
here, in Brest, clear and firm commitments.”
The US climate envoy, John Kerry, said it was “the ocean that makes life on
Earth possible, produces more than half of the oxygen we breathe – and even
that is at risk. The ocean and climate are inextricably linked. They’re one and
the same.”
The 27 EU states and 16 others agreed to pursue a global agreement by the end
of the year to regulate the sustainable use of the high seas – waters lying
outside any one country’s jurisdiction – and preserve their biodiversity.
“We are so close, but we need to push [to get the treaty signed in 2022],” the
European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, told the summit. The hope
is for a fourth and final round of UN negotiations to reach agreement in New
York in March."
Via Future Crunch Feb 17, 2022:
https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews-measles-wolves-energy-down-under/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
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