Opportunity to End Plastic Pollution: A Global Agreement
Earlier this year, I had a front-row seat at the biggest international effort ever to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution. On March 2, 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA), meeting in Nairobi, Kenya...
Opportunity to End Plastic Pollution: A Global Agreement
After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference returned to an in-person event this June. Thousands of people from around the world gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss the bigges...
Building Power for the Ocean at the UN Ocean Conference
My colleagues and I like to joke that the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) is the World Cup of ocean conferences. Like the World Cup, it happens only every few years, and all the top teams, players and decision-mak...
The United Nations’ Plastics Agreement Must Include Ghost Gear
This blog was written by Claudia Cecilia Olimón, the Latin America GGGI Project Coordinator Consultant for Ocean Conservancy. She has more than 12 years working in ocean conservation. Holds a MSc. in Ecosystem Management...
Managing Ghost Gear in Mexico
Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) engages with international leadership as well as grassroots projects around the world to combat ghost gear—abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALD...
Introducing the Global Ghost Gear Initiative Small Grants Recipients of 2022
Earlier this month, ocean leaders from governments, businesses and expert organizations around the world gathered for the seventh annual Our Ocean Conference in the island nation of Palau. Jointly sponsored by Palau and...
Inspiring Action at the Heart of the Ocean Crisis
In October 2021, I had the honor of joining world leaders, activists and other representatives from non-governmental organizations in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26). The ce...
How Tackling Ghost Gear Can Help Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change
Since Mexico is one of 15 countries with the largest marine and coastal areas, it’s not surprising to learn that the presence of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) exists in Mexican waters. Also...
Tackling Ghost Gear in Mexico Waters
For billions of people across the world, seafood is a critical part of a healthy diet. While much of the fish that we eat still comes from wild caught “capture” fisheries, aquaculture—or fish farming—is becoming increasi...
Addressing Plastic Pollution From the Aquaculture Industry
When we think of plastics in the ocean, the image that comes to mind is often the kinds of plastics we see in everyday life. We conjure up visions of bottles, straws and carryout food containers. What’s missing from that...