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W4O is now a project of The Ocean and Us to reflect our broader mission for the ocean. Order our book The Ocean and Us at the link below. 💙🌊✊🏽
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The feminist, anti-colonial CLEAR & Nunatsiavut Government Department of Lands & Natural Resources created a community-based monitoring program for #PlasticPollution Dr Max Liboiron & Liz Pijogge are part of @Women4Oceans network Learn more about their research lnkd.in/dEp8wR2d



PLASTIC NOT FANTASTIC was The Marine Diaries's first campaign to bring light to the environmental impacts of #PlasticPollution & inspire behavioural change across 👗Plastic in fashion 🥤Plastic in food & drink 💄Plastic in health & beauty ♻️“Biodegradable” plastics #PlasticFreeJuly





Mapping the #genderstatus across BuE sectors is the first step to determining capacity needs for #women in #BlueEconomy Led by Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway WIN-BIG will collect relevant information on women's roles & needs to excel in their chosen blue careers Our survey will be launched soon👀




This week European Parliament will respond to 🇳🇴 decision to open the Arctic to #DeepSeaMining. This could have severe impacts on 🇪🇺 #fisheries, biodiversity & global #climate EPP ECR Group Renew Europe S&D Group Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍 The Left in the European Parliament we need you to #DefendTheDeep #theoceanandus

WWF-Norway to take legal action against the gov't on #deepseamining. "Never before have we seen a Norwegian government so blatantly disregard scientific advice and overlook the warnings from a united ocean research community." - CEO Karoline Andaur #DefendtheDeep #ThinkDeeply


Good event on #deepseamining Who owns the deep sea? featuring daan marselis journalist reporting on economics & sustainability for Trouw, @farahyasmin Founder of Stichting The Ocean and Us, René Kleijn Professor Resilient Resource Supply Leiden University, and I at Pakhuis de Zwijger



Left MEPs @CaroRackete & Emma Fourreau joined NGO's call to put an end to deep-sea mining, which threatens fragile marine ecosystems and risks irreversible damage to our oceans. Let’s say NO to deep-sea mining and YES to preserving marine biodiversity! #DefendTheDeep

