💬 ' #DeepSeaMining will simply sweep up everything. The mining industry that is lobbying the Pacific countries hard should not take advantage of economically distressed countries.' President of French Polynesia 🇵🇫 Moetai Brotherson.

Stanford Law School #DefendTheDeep law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawye…

Happy #DeepDay ! So much more discover about our #deepsea . Join us online at 16:00 CEST today for a panel on 'Endless Discoveries: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Deep Sea'. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Lissette Victorero Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)

Fiji reaffirms #moratorium position!

No discussion for deep sea mining, says Prime Minister Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, His government will maintain the moratorium!!

fbcnews.com.fj/news/no-discus…
#ProtectOurOcean #StopOceanCrime #PacificPeoples #MoanaMonday

Indigenous Peoples' calls for a Ban on #DSM at the Indigenous Peoples' & #JustTransition Conference

A declaration by 87 Indigenous Peoples’ representatives from 35 countries in the 7 socio-cultural regions of the🌏

You can access the full declaration: iprights.org/index.php/en/a…

At the same time, 🇪🇺European Parliament adopts recommendation for EU to ratify the United Nations #BBNJTreaty . One in force, this will help in conserving nature in the high seas - and for #NPFC to collaborate on #biodiversity with other stakeholders.

BREAKING: 🇪🇺European Parliament adopts recommendation for EU to ratify the United Nations #BBNJTreaty .

🙏 to all involved.

Stealing our grandchildrens’ futures! Many governments continue to approve new coal, oil & gas projects. UNEP Production Gap Report 2023 warned fossil fuel extraction plans undermine world’s chances of meeting our global climate targets. environewsnigeria.com/17-banks-join-… via EnviroNews

#PlasticsTreaty negotiations resume Tuesday. An overwhelming majority of countries have already called for adoption of necessary binding global rules - our leaders must now transform these calls into action, says Eirik Lindebjerg to #AFP Marion Thibaut bit.ly/3UuvUax

🇵🇼🇨🇷🇻🇺🇪🇸🇩🇪🇨🇱🇮🇪🇫🇷🇧🇷 Deep sea champions at #OurOcean2024 urge more countries to join the movement to #DefendTheDeep . The message to ISBA-HQ is clear: #deepseamining is incompatible with international law, science and sustainable development.

Save our seabed – the bottom of the ocean needs to become a top priority, and the UN agrees

Via The Conversation

theconversation.com/save-our-seabe… Hervé Berville

Marine protected and conserved areas can deliver triple bottom line benefits for people, nature & the climate. Expecting ambitious new #30x30 commitments at #OurOcean2024 . Our Ocean Greece

We welcome the European Court of Human Rights ECHR CEDH ruling in #KlimaSeniorinnen case v. #Switzerland affirming that States have human rights obligations to sufficiently mitigate #climate change. Ruling provides a basis for determined action & justice globally - Volker Türk

A clean, healthy and sustainable ocean is a human right. In 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that formally recognizes the universal right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Learn more about how the recognition of this right can…

🗓️SAVE THE DATE! #DeepDay is back and we are getting ready to celebrate the wonders of the #DeepSea in 2024!

Mark your calendars and join us for the celebrations! Stay tuned for more on activities and ways to join. #DefendTheDeep

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The weird deep-sea world may be under threat, as demand for metals such as lithium and nickel has driven a rush to take a stake in the seabed, with Japan being a major advocate of deep-sea mining. jtim.es/49s7X7G

Today at #ISA29 Uncle Sol reminds delegates of Hawaiians' cultural connection to the deep sea.

#DeepSeaMining could destroy their underwater cultural heritage.

#DefendTheDeep

Our #environment programme director Michael Norton spoke at a side event on the margins of the ongoing #ISA29 #DeepSeaMining #itsscience #recycling

New South Wales (NSW) has just become the first state in Australia to ban offshore seabed petroleum and mineral mining!

NSW Parliament unanimously voted to pass legislation that prohibits seabed petroleum and mineral exploitation.

Let’s get all of Australia to #DefendTheDeep !

🌊Speaking at Greenpeace International during #ISBA29 to remind that #OceanDefenders :
1⃣ Are #EnvironmentalDefenders
2⃣ Have a right to #ProtestAtSea
3⃣ Face outrageous restrictions to do so from ISBA-HQ
➡️I urge Member States to call on ISBA-HQ SG to stop to stifling #OceansDefenders ' voice

UN #HumanRights Rapporteurs make important contribution to the debate around #DeepSeaMining - linkedin.com/posts/jessicab…