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Great news for ocean conservation!

🌊🐢Green turtles have been reclassified from Endangered to Least Concern on the IUCN Red List

This milestone shows what’s possible when communities, scientists and fisheries work together wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...
"A monumental achievement for ocean conservation" - WWF Director General Kirsten Schuijt celebrates the 60th state ratification of the High Seas Treaty as a turning point for the two-thirds of the world’s ocean beyond national jurisdiction 🌊
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Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force
Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.
www.bbc.co.uk
Final hours for #PlasticsTreaty negotiations⌛️

Talks have shown it won't be possible to get consensus from all UN member states⚠️

WWF calls on ambitious countries to be prepared to vote their text through. It's the only way to get a strong treaty www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution had just hours left to salvage a deal on Thursday after the talks plunged into disarray.
www.france24.com
The new draft Global Plastic Treaty is a devastating blow to people suffering from the impact of plastic pollution

WWF's Eirik Lindebjerg tells AFP this treaty will not be effective - world leaders need to deliver a strong enforceable treaty #INC52
Multiple States Slam New Plastic Pollution Treaty Draft
Multiple countries at a UN meeting aimed at finalising a landmark global treaty against plastic pollution slammed the new draft text issued Wednesday as the talks descended into disarray.
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5 days into #INC 5.2, we’re still not on track for a #PlasticsTreaty that protects people & nature. Since negotiations started, over 36M tonnes of plastic waste have been dumped in the oceans

The choice is clear: #CourageNotCompromise. Finalise a strong treaty now
Can countries finally agree how to curb plastic pollution? As talks get underway in Geneva, WWF’s Zaynab Sadan speaks to BBC News about the threat plastic poses to the marine environment
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#PlasticsTreaty #INC5
Summit opens in final push for plastics treaty to tackle crisis - BBC News
The world's nations are hoping to sign the first global plastic treaty to limit plastic pollution.
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🐟 Africa's rivers, lakes and wetlands are losing their fish with
26% of species now threatened with extinction.
With Ramsar COP15 happening in Zimbabwe later this month, it's time for action - check out our Emergency Recovery Plan ✅
Read more: africa.panda.org
#FreshwaterFish #Africa #Conservation
Africas forgotten fishes
Africas forgotten fishes
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Nature doesn't negotiate. Climate doesn't wait.
#COP30 in Brazil is our chance to course-correct after Bonn's missed opportunities 🌱
#ClimateCrisis #COP30 #RoadToCOP30 #ClimateSolutions
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Deepening drought and the threat to iconic African elephants: wwf.panda.org?13889941/How...

Join #TheHerds journey and discover how we can act for people and nature. @The__Herds
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Happy World Sea Turtle Day! New global initiative to map blue corridors for turtles.
Marine turtles often swim across borders and through international waters, while facing multiple threats such as bycatch, poaching and climate change. By protecting blue corridors, we can help safeguard these species and ocean health.
#WorldSeaTurtleDay
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#UNOC3 has put the wind in the sails that ocean action needs, says WWF, hailing progress on ratifying the High Seas Treaty, WTO Fisheries Subsidies Deal, support for a deep-sea mining moratorium, more marine protected areas and a Plastics Treaty. Read more now: wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...
Countries have committed to put a stop to shark and ray extinction at #UNOC3, with a new coalition launched to better collaborate on ending overfishing and habitat loss threatening marine life. #SaveOurSeas @iucnshark.bsky.social @sscmarine.bsky.social wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...
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More than 90 countries have issued a "wake up call" on #PlasticPollution at #UNOC3. Backed by France - the statement declares the critical need for reaching consensus on a legally binding global plastics pollution treaty in August. Get WWF's reaction: ©Getty/Jamie Lamb wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/pre...
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⏳ Not long now... #UNOC3 will be here before we know it!
📅 Check out our schedule of diverse events, and put them on your calendar now.
🤝 We can't wait to see you in Nice

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WWF's Ocean Practice Leader Pepe Clarke talks about #UNOC3 as the point when we decide to turn things around for our #ocean.
🐟 Rebuilding fish stocks
📈 Increasing ocean protection
💰 Financing the sustainable blue economy
@media.panda.org #TeamOcean #OceanFilm
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UN Ocean Summit warns of marine collapse, urges global action as Attenborough film highlights crisis
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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