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Global Ocean Treaty: What It Takes | Greenpeace int.


New York, United States – The iconic Brooklyn Bridge in New York was lit up overnight with giant projections showing the beauty and fragility of the oceans. Governments meet at the United Nations in New York this week to negotiate a new global ocean treaty that will determine the fate of the oceans.

The projections were created by Greenpeace USA using powerful projectors to illuminate the Brooklyn Bridge. The projections showed life in the ocean and urged people to share the oceans with them responsibly and sustainably by forging a strong treaty at the United Nations.

Aakash Naik from Greenpeace's Protect the Oceans campaign [2]: “The oceans support all life on earth, but centuries of neglect have plunged them into crisis. The strength of the new Global Ocean Treaty will determine whether we can resolve this crisis or whether we continue with the broken status quo. That's why we lit up the Brooklyn Bridge and transformed this iconic New York location into a monument to the beauty of the ocean.

“Governments have been discussing this treaty for almost two decades. As they spoke, the oceans and the people who rely on them suffered. We cannot afford any further delay. Over five million people have joined our call for a strong treaty to be completed in 2022. Negotiators need to know that the world is watching as they decide the future of our blue planet.”

These talks, also known as the 5th Intergovernmental Conference (IGC5), are the fifth and final round of negotiations to conclude a treaty.

A strong treaty would make it possible to create vast marine protected areas in international waters, free from destructive human activity. This will be a crucial step towards protecting 30% of the oceans by 2030, the 30×30 target, which scientists say is the absolute minimum necessary to give the oceans room to recover.

49 countries have pledged at the highest political level to sign a strong global ocean treaty this year. Negotiators now need to honor those commitments and secure a treaty robust enough to protect the oceans.

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