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Greenpeace joins fishers demanding women’s rights and access to sea
Greenpeace international joins calls for small scale fishing communities to have preferential access to coastal areas, and that women workers’ active contribution to this process must be guaranteed
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Historic UN Ocean Treaty agreed – Greenpeace statement
A historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations.
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UN Ocean Treaty in jeopardy as countries refuse to compromise
UN Ocean Treaty negotiations are once again stalling as they enter the final week. A gear shift is urgently needed to resolve these talks by Friday.
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Jane Fonda and 5.5 million people call for UN Ocean Treaty
As the fifth round of UN Ocean Treaty negotiations resume, Jane Fonda has delivered 5.5 million signatures from 157 countries demanding a strong Global Ocean Treaty to the president of the UN negotiations.
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UN Ocean Treaty negotiations to resume as 30×30 hangs in the balance, Greenpeace opening statement
The final negotiations for a UN Ocean Treaty resume on 20 February. Without a strong Treaty, it is practically impossible to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
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Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep sea mining
University of Exeter and Greenpeace Research Laboratories published a new peer-reviewed paper warning that deep sea mining could be a “significant risk to ocean ecosystems” with “long lasting and irreversible” impacts.
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A bandage for biodiversity protection
The 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity has ended with a historic deal but much work left to do.
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COP15 recognises Indigenous Peoples’ work, but won’t disarm the threat of mass extinction
“Corporate schemes like nature-based solutions and offsets leeched on to the UN biodiversity talks from start to finish. These are false solutions that may prove to be costly mistakes. The scandals and greenwashing you see in carbon offsetting today are what’s on the menu for biodiversity tomorrow.”
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Stripped down COP15 biodiversity framework draft would leave biodiversity unprotected
The Chinese presidency put forward text that acknowledges the necessary rights, roles, territories and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples but leaves targets wide open for industry to continue biodiversity-destroying activities.
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Indigenous Rights is a red line at COP15
Indigenous leaders sent a clear message to governments inside the COP15 UN biodiversity talks today - Indigenous Rights is a red line.
