Ocean Action Hub
WWF Initiative Aims to Help Companies Translate Commitments on Plastic into Measurable Action

24 May 2019 - WWF has launched an “activation hub” to help companies and organizations translate commitments to reduce or eliminate plastic into measurable action. The hub is part of WWF’s global ‘No Plastic in Nature’ campaign, which tackles marine litter and plastic consumption as part of efforts to protect the world’s biodiversity and oceans.

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East Africa: Marine-Based 'Blue Economies' Offer Massive Potential

23 May 2019 - Developing ocean-based resources in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, transport and ports, mining and energy, could generate U.

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Biodiversity Day: Ocean species are disappearing faster than those on land

22 April 2019 - NatGeo - As temperatures creep higher, marine animals are far more vulnerable to extinctions than their earthbound counterparts, according to a new analysis of more than 400 cold-blooded species.

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To save marine habitats, conservationists find natural ally: surfers

21 May 2019 - Across the globe, hundreds of areas with world-class surfing waves also contain a variety of diverse marine species.

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Special Edition of SDG Progress Report Finds Need for ‘Trajectory Shift’

20 May 2019 - The Report demonstrates slow progress on Goals including SDGs 14 and 15 with biodiversity being lost “at an alarming rate” with one million species facing extinction and invasive species and illegal wildlife trafficking continue to undermine efforts to protect and restore ecosystems and species. 

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How Our Toothbrushes Are Littering Paradise

17 May 2019 - NY Times - A new survey of remote islands off the coast of Australia found mountains of plastic weighing as much as a blue whale.

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Gender and the ocean is the theme of World Oceans Day 2019

16 May 2019 - The importance of gender equality for the effective conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources is increasingly being recognized.

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UN SG outlines ‘intertwined challenges’ of ocean health and climate change facing Pacific nations on the ‘frontline’

15 May 2019 - António Guterres outlined two “fundamental challenges” facing Pacific leaders: climate change and the world’s rising ocean, which threatens to submerge low-lying nations.

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Governments agree landmark decisions to protect people and planet from plastic waste

14 May 2019 - Almost all governments have agreed to include plastic waste in a legally-binding framework to better regulate its global trade, and launched a new 'Partnership on Plastic Waste' in support.

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UN General Assembly agreed to hold 2nd UN Ocean Conference, 2-6 June 2020 in Lisbon

13 May 2019 - Co-hosted by Kenya and Portugal, the high-level conference will focus on solutions to achieve SDG 14.

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Chile’s ‘Blue Cop’ will push leaders to protect oceans to heal climate

10 May 2019 - Hosts of UN climate talks push ocean health up political agenda in year when IPCC scientists will deliver major report on climate link.

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UNCTAD, Mauritius open fisheries regional centre of excellence

9 May 2019 - Centre will bring together experts, researchers and policymakers from least developed countries and other African and Asian countries to develop their fisheries sectors.

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