Our blue planet is under threat.
From climate change and plastics, to mining and overfishing - the threats facing our oceans are growing bigger and more urgent day by day.
Now we have a chance to turn things around, by putting the most vulnerable and important parts of our seas off-limits to destructive industries.
Governments are starting work on a Global Ocean Treaty. If the get it right, it'll open the door to a vast network of ocean sanctuaries, which could protect over a third of the world's seas.
Our ocean is suffering from environmental crimes. Destructive fishing practices and overfishing cause tuna stocks to decline globally. Fisherfolks face slavery and human rights abuses whilst onboard fishing fleets. The global community – both governments and civil society alike – aim to address the issue by working on a Global Ocean Treaty. As individuals, you could take action by telling governments to protect our ocean!
Sign the PetitionThe global ocean faces pressures from climate change, plastic pollution, industrial fishing, seabed mining, and other human activities. These result to losses in biodiversity and natural habitat.
We need stronger and effective local and international marine biodiversity protection mechanisms, such as ocean sanctuaries. These protect areas from human activities and allow marine life and ecosystem to recover. The ocean is our common heritage. It belongs to all of us and we all have the responsibility to protect it.
If negotiations go right, it’ll pave the way for us to defend our oceans and make these sanctuaries happen. Your support is what we need – your signature seals it.
Sign the petitionGreenpeace worked alongside the University of York and University of Oxford on a year-long scientific study that maps out how to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
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Post & ShareIf negotiations go right, it’ll pave the way for us to defend our oceans and make these sanctuaries happen. Your support is what we need – your signature seals it.
Greenpeace worked alongside the University of York and University of Oxford on a year-long scientific study that maps out how to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
Be a cyber activist. Share posts and your thoughts, understanding of the issue and our joint efforts to find a solution, together.