Worth taking a look at this excellent video by IISD expert Alice Tipping where she explains a new draft WTO Agreement to curb harmful fisheries subsidies. The agreement will be considered by governments in June this year at the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference.

Special Event for Local and Regional Governments at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference (25 June 2022).

This event offers local, national and regional governments and their networks space to announce specific Ocean Action Commitments.

It will facilitate discussion on good practices for implementation of SDG 14 at the local level, including financing innovation for sustainable adaptation of coastal cities and regions.

Open call for Side Events at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference (27 June - 1 July).

Side events may be organized by Member States, Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), UN entities and all other duly accredited and registered entities.

Priority will be given to events organized by Member States and those organized in partnership by multiple entities. All interested parties are strongly encouraged to partner with others to organize a side event.

Thanks to Ryan Maia for sending this through!

Hello #BlueEconomy and #CircularEconomy enthusiasts!

Quick reminder that ISLANDS is organising its first webinar on "Tackling Plastics in SIDS". How can we turn the tide on plastics? How can plastics become a resource for SIDS rather than a curse? Join the webinar and contribute to the conversation!

Link tot the Caribbean / Indian Ocean / Europe / US session (29/03): https://www.thegreenforum.org/event/islands-webinar-tackling-plastics-s…

Link to the Pacific session (05/04): https://www.thegreenforum.org/event/islands-webinar-tackling-plastics-s…

The price of plastic waste: what solutions to turn the tide?

Annually, we produce around 359 million tonnes of plastic, recycling just 9% of it. The rest is incinerated, accumulated in landfills or dumped clogging our drains, endangering marine life and causing health concerns to local people.

Many actions have been undertaken in recent years, but none has proved effective enough. As time goes by, we need to drastically change our short-term focused relationship with plastic, reducing its production and consumption.

One of the possible actions would be a global ban on plastic, would you be in favour?

I recently read that ocean acidification levels will have a disruptive effect on marine ecosystems already over the coming two decades.

To prevent that, we need to stop atmospheric concentration asap.

Does somebody have more information about the thresholds which will endanger specific marine lifeforms?

To prevent that we need to stop atmospheric concentration asap.

Does somebody have more information about the thresholds which will endanger specific marine life forms at which pH threshold?

I read that pH 7.95 will be already very critical for plankton.

A collapse of the marine ecosystem needs to be prevented, no?

How love, care, and compassion can foster climate resilience through community-led science?

Get inspired with this great story from The Bahamas!

Nobel-winning stock market theory used to help save coral reefs

Portfolio selection rules on evaluating risk used to pick 50 reefs as ‘arks’ best able to survive climate crisis and revive coral elsewhere