Developing Local Solutions to Ghost Gear, In and Out of The Water

December 4, 2019 / by Emily Brauner / Africa, Asia, Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans

Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Ingrid Giskes, the Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), where she works to tackle the most harmful form of marine debris in our ocean: lost and abandoned fishing gear. She has a background in international policy and has been working in this field for the last seven years. When she’s not traveling, Ingrid lives […]

This overlooked climate pollutant could play a big role in reaching Paris Agreement goals

December 3, 2019 / by Mark Brownstein / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund There is a step we can take to have a major impact on the rate of warming now.       Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/610828548/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-overlooked-climate-pollutant-could-play-a-big-role-in-reaching-Paris-Agreement-goals

Six NFL Players Join #TeamOcean for My Cause My Cleats Games

December 3, 2019 / by Emily Brauner / Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy Some people wear causes on their sleeve. This Sunday, six NFL players will wear causes on their cleats for the fourth-annual edition of the My Cause My Cleats (MCMC) initiative. Players from coast to coast are joining #TeamOcean by choosing to put our ocean on display when their teams take the field […]

COP25: WWF and the international climate talks

December 3, 2019 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Conservation, Europe, Global News, North America, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Climate change impacts all parts of the world, and finding solutions to the challenges posed by such an immense threat will require action from every country. Annual international climate talks are key to effectively addressing the problem. What is COP23? Back in 1992, the international community adopted the United Nations […]

Bringing Our Ocean to This Year’s UN Climate Change Conference

December 2, 2019 / by Emily Brauner / Climate, Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy For decades, countries have largely overlooked our ocean within the UN’s climate change negotiations, despite the ocean having an outsized role in the functioning of our entire planet. But this year is different. This year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) is known as the “Blue COP.” The ocean will be more prominent […]

This Thanksgiving, We Give Thanks for You

November 27, 2019 / by Erin Spencer / Climate, Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans

Published by Ocean Conservancy Thanksgiving is always a time for reflection and gratitude, and this year is no exception. This Thanksgiving, we would like to express our appreciation and celebrate some ocean victories—many of which were possible because of the support of ocean advocates like you. I could not be prouder of our Ocean Conservancy team, […]

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