🌊 Schweizerin an der UNO für die Ozeane. Fabienne McLellan, CEO von OceanCare, setzt sich weltweit für den Schutz der Meere ein. Ein lesenswertes Porträt von Cilgia Grass / The Green Circle über den unermüdlichen Einsatz von @fabiennemcl.bsky.social und OceanCare: greencircle.ch/de/natur/fab...

🌊 A Historic Moment for the Ocean.The #BBNJAgreement has officially reached the critical threshold of 60 ratifications, triggering the 120-day countdown to its entry into force, a once-in-a-generation achievement for global #ocean governance. @highseasalliance.bsky.social #HighSeasTreaty 1/3

🌎🔴 Alongside the petition, OceanCare’s Managing Director, @fabiennemcl.bsky.social, presented a red globe, symbolising a wounded blue planet, to Costas Kadis, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, calling for urgent action. Find out more about the petition: ourplanetisblue.org/wp-content/u...

Yesterday we met with Costas Kadis, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, discussing key challenges for marine conservation in EU waters and internationally. We also handed over the BOPIB petition signed by more than 114,000 citizens from around the world in support of the six point action plan.

🐬 Cruel dolphin hunts – Your voice matters now! Write to the Danish Embassy and demand an end to these cruel hunts. 👉✉️ You’ll find the suggested email text under our LinkedIn post in the first two comments: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🗣️ James Kerry, Ph.D. (#OceanCare) takes the stage at Climate Week NYC on 22.09.25! 🌊 Marine #geoengineering (MGE) – innovation or dangerous distraction? 👉 Don’t miss this critical debate. Register now: www.climateweeknyc.org/events/uncha...

🎧 Gibt es das auch ohne Plastikverpackung? Fast alles, was wir essen, ist in #Plastik verpackt. Diese Verpackungen enthalten tausende von #Chemikalien. Nur wenige kennen sich damit aus: Plastikverpackungen und ihre Auswirkungen auf unsere #Gesundheit. 1/2

🌊 PrepCom2 concludes: #Multilateralism in action. Over the past two weeks, countries reconvened at #UN Headquarters in New York for the #BBNJ Agreement PrepCom2. With 54 ratifications (+ #EU), this landmark Ocean treaty could enter into force soon. 1/2 @highseasalliance.bsky.social

💪 13'187 Menschen fordern: Schluss mit unnötigem Einwegplastik in der #Schweiz! Wir haben unsere #Plastikpetition an den #Bundesrat übergeben – begleitet von einer starken Kunstaktion mit The Trash Traveler auf dem Waisenhausplatz in Bern. Danke an alle Unterstützer*innen! 🌊 1/3

🚨 50+ Atlantic white-sided #dolphins killed in #FaroeIslands this week – the same bay where 1,423 dolphins were killed in 2021. Despite global condemnation & concern from Faroese locals, the government set an annual limit of 500 dolphins - much higher than usual takes in recent years. 1/2

🌊 After Geneva's plastics treaty disappointment, it’s refreshing to see multilateralism cooperation at work at #BBNJ PrepCom 2! Recap first week: addressing how the #HighSeasTreaty will operate in practice. Bringing the Agreement to life with constructive discussions! 🙌 @highseasalliance.bsky.social

#Mikroplastik in unserem Körper – eine tickende Zeitbombe? Winzig, unsichtbar, allgegenwärtig: Mikro- und Nanoplastik finden sich in Wasser, Nahrung und sogar in der Luft, die wir atmen. Immer mehr Studien deuten darauf hin, dass kleinste Partikel bis in unsere Zellen vordringen können. 1/2

During the first week of #PrepCom2, OceanCare presented a joint study prepared together with the @nrdc.org and the @highseasalliance.bsky.social on the Clearing-House Mechanism (CLHM), sharing key insights and guidance drawn from comparable tools. 1/3

🐋🚨 Just days ago in Liguria, whale watchers witnessed a fin whale with deep propeller wounds and protruding tissue from a #shipstrike. This happened in the #PelagosSanctuary - supposedly a SAFE SPACE for whales and dolphins. But it's also one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. 1/3

Two weeks. One goal: protect the Ocean. 🌊 The 2nd session of the #BBNJ Preparatory Commission starts today at UN HQ 🇺🇳. With 139 signatories & 52 ratifications (+EU), it’s time to turn words into action. OceanCare is here to push for ambitious #HighSeas protection. 1/2

🌍 #Plastic Crisis Unresolved: Historic Opportunity Missed at #UN #PlasticsTreaty Talks After three years and six rounds of negotiations, UN Member States in Geneva failed to agree on the world's first global plastics treaty. 1/5

BREAKING: After hours of delay on what was meant to be the final day of #PlasticTreaty negotiations at #INC 5.2. in Geneva, the Chair announced that “the work continues” — the closing plenary is adjourned and will reconvene tomorrow, Aug 15, at a time yet to be confirmed.

🚨 The Global Plastics Treaty Draft: A Betrayal of the Ocean The current Chair's proposed draft text for the Global #PlasticsTreaty is nothing short of unacceptable. In trying to appease low-ambition states, this text has sacrificed every meaningful protection the #Ocean desperately need. 1/4

Only a few days left in the #PlasticsTreaty negotations — and the pressure is on. 🔥 Hear from OceanCare’s @fabiennemcl.bsky.social & Ewoud Lauwerier as they share what the atmosphere is like on the ground in these decisive final days. 🌍 #UN #PlasticPollutin #BreakFreeFromPlastics

The science is undeniable. #Plasticpollution harms people & planet across its full life cycle. In Geneva, the Scientists’ Coalition urged to act with urgency - disregarding the science will only allow the impacts of plastics on health and the environment to continue increasing. 🌍 #PlasticsTreaty #UN

Governments spend $80B a year to keep the plastics industry afloat — money that could fund clean energy, healthcare, or climate resilience. Without a strong #PlasticsTreaty, this could hit $150B by 2050.

As we enter the second week of the final #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, Panama's powerful intervention still resonates through the halls here at the UN. These words captured exactly what's at stake: Stopping #plasticpollution at its source, not just managing the symptoms. 1/5

Im Interview mit Radio Vatikan macht OceanCare-Geschäftsführerin @fabiennemcl.bsky.social klar: Kernbestimmungen wie die Reduktion der Plastikproduktion, das Verbot gefährlicher Chemikalien & Massnahmen gegen tödliche Geisternetze sind nicht verhandelbar. 🌊🐋 🔗 www.vaticannews.va/de/welt/news...

#Plastic pollution harms the environment at every level. 🌊 We need to do more than just remove plastic pollution, we need to restore ecosystems. At the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations we're seeing more support for environmental restoration & remediation that goes beyond removing plastic pollution. 1/3

Today at the #UN #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, NGO's & civil society representatives delivered a clear message to delegates: Take decisive action to end plastic pollution. We need an ambitious, legally binding treaty that regulates the full lifecycle of plastic. @breakfreefromplastic.org

🔍 From inside the UN #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Geneva, alarming figures have emerged: A new analysis by @ciel.org shows that at least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists are registered for the negotiations – more than the entire EU’s 27 country delegations combined. 1/3

⚠️ Fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have flooded #PlasticsTreaty talks at a record high. They're working with petrostates to distract, delay, and drag the treaty toward the lowest common denominator. #KickPollutersOut #INC5-2 👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L

Die #UNO Verhandlungen für einen globalen Plastikvertrag sind im Gange. Im Interview mit Radio X betont OceanCare's @fabiennemcl.bsky.social: "Genf wird zeigen, ob die Weltgemeinschaft den Mut hat, der Plastikkrise an die Wurzel zu gehen." 👉 radiox.ch/news-archiv/plastikvertrag-letzte-chance.html

OceanCare is not only working on the downstream issues at INC 5.2.- it's crucial to solve this problem right at the source. At the final #UN #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Geneva, we are advocating for solutions that address the root of the plastic crisis. 1/3 @fabiennemcl.bsky.social

#INC 5.2: OceanCare is working on various priorities at the final #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. Downstream we focus on plastic pollution from fishing gear in marine environment. This harmful & deadly form of plastic pollution requires a comprehensive approach to address its devastating impact. 1/2

In den nächsten Tagen wird bei der 2. Hälfte der 5. Sitzung des zwischenstaatlichen Verhandlungsausschusses für die Entwicklung eines internationalen, rechtlich verbindlichen Instruments zur Beendigung der #Plastikverschmutzung –kurz INC-5.2 - in Genf ein globales #Plastikabkommen verhandelt. 1/3

The second part of the 5th round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations (INC5.2) is now underway in Geneva. This is the moment for governments to rise to the challenge — delivering a strong, ambitious #plasticstreaty that protects human health, the Ocean, and our climate. 🌍🌊 #breakfreefromplastics #inc52

In Genf finden ab morgen die finalen #UNO Verhandlungen für ein globales #Plastikabkommen statt. Die Schweiz positioniert sich international als Teil der High Ambition Coalition. Doch national hinkt die Schweiz hinsichtlich #Plastik hinterher: Jetzt ist es Zeit, das Ruder herumzureissen!

🌍 Historische Chance in #Genf: Plastikabkommen auf der Zielgeraden? Die #UNO Mitgliedstaaten verhandeln ab nächster Woche die fortgesetzte finale Runde für ein rechtlich bindendes globales #Plastikabkommen – eine einmalige Gelegenheit für systemische Veränderungen. 1/3

🌊 How can art inspire the ocean protection our planet desperately needs? This August in Geneva, artist Benjamin Von Wong unveils "The Thinker's Burden" — a 6-meter installation that will be gradually buried in plastic waste during the Global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. 1/3 #INC52

🌊 August 5–14: At INC 5.2 in #Geneva, governments have the final chance to agree on a legally binding, global #PlasticsTreaty. After time ran out in Busan, the stakes could not be higher. #UN #BreakFreeFromPlastics #PlasticPollution 1/3

🌊 Macht Ihnen das viele Plastik im Meer auch Angst? In nur wenigen Tagen beginnen in #Genf die entscheidenden Verhandlungen für ein globales #Plastikabkommen. Was dort beschlossen wird, entscheidet über die Zukunft unserer Ozeane – und unseres Planeten. 1/2

🎧 Plastic Matters - der neue OceanCare #Podcast ist da! Der Podcacst taucht tief ins weltweite #Plastikproblem ein. Mit spannenden Gästen, überraschenden Fakten & konkreten Lösungen zeigen wir, wo es klemmt. Und was wir besser machen können. Für alle, die nicht nur zuhören wollen. 🙌 1/3

OceanCare strongly supports the new “Manifesto for a Future Free from Plastic Pollution” by @breakfreefromplastic.org. 🌍 Together with +600 civil society organisations, we urge governments to adopt a strong, legally binding #UN #PlasticsTreat, as they gather in Geneva, Switzerland, from August 5-14.

🚨 On July 20th, another 116 #pilotwhales lost their lives at Tjørnuvík, #FaroeIslands, in another cruel drive hunt. The local bay of this small village of just 50 houses was where the whales were driven to be killed, while authorities once again created an exclusion zone to keep witnesses away. 1/3

📋 OceanCare fordert bei der UNO-Plastikkonferenz in Genf ein starkes Plastikabkommen, das die Plastikproduktion drosselt für unseren Planeten, unsere Gesundheit & plastikfreie Meere. Nach den ergebnislosen Gesprächen in Busan im Dezember ist Genf jetzt unsere letzte Chance.

🌊 The SAvE Whales project is underway in Greece's Kythira Strait! Research teams from FORTH & Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute are conducting crucial fieldwork through August to protect endangered sperm whales from ship strikes. #SAvEWhales #MarineConservation #WhaleProtection

🐢 Schwimmen Sie an der Seite der Meerestiere! Mit Ihrer Unterstützung setzen wir uns für diese Tiere ein, die vor dem Leid oder sogar Tod durch #Plastikmüll gerettet werden müssen. 1/3

📦 "Gibt's das auch ohne Plastik?" Eine Frage, die wir täglich stellen sollten. Heute sind wir der #Plastikflut regelrecht ausgeliefert. Dies zeigt ein systemisches Problem auf. Das Ergebnis: #Greenwashing, vage Aussichten auf neue Technologien & die Abwälzung des Problems auf uns Konsument:innen.

🚨 Deep-sea mining would be devastating and a financial dead end. We urge the ISA to #DefendTheDeep: ⏸️ Adopt a moratorium until science proves no harm ❌ Reject efforts to rush a mining code 🛡️ Defend multilateralism 🌊 Prioritize ocean health over corporate greed! DefendTheDeep.org #ISA30

⏰ Die entscheidende Runde in #Genf: Jetzt oder nie! Vom 5.-14. August findet der finale Akt der wichtigsten Umweltverhandlungen der letzten Jahre statt. Nach den ergebnislosen Gesprächen in Busan im Dezember ist dies unsere letzte Chance für einen ambitionierten, rechtsverbindlichen Plastikvertrag.

The deep sea is one of Earth's least understood ecosystems, home to thousands of species still waiting to be discovered. Yet mining companies want to exploit them. Continuous noise from operations could disrupt marine life across vast areas. #StopTheMachines 1/3

Vom 5.–14.8 verhandelt die #UNO in Genf ein globales #Plastikabkommen. OceanCare setzt sich vor Ort für ein starkes Abkommen ein, das Plastik entlang des gesamten Lebenszyklus reguliert. 🖊️ Stellen Sie sich an unsere Seite und fordern Sie ein Ende der Plastikflut: www.oceancare.org/stoppe-die-p...

🐬 At the end of June 2025, the Mexican Congress banned dolphin shows. Under the new law, other activities with dolphins such as dolphin therapy, research, and breeding of dolphins in captivity will also be prohibited. But there are still no regulations regarding dolphin swimming. 1/3

❗One of the world’s leading zoologists & a renowned anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall has made an urgent and heartfelt call on authorities to end the pilot whale and dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands. This urgent appeal follows a recent hunt in which it seems that nearly 300 pilot whales were killed.