.: The third round of UN negotiations towards a Global Ocean Treaty started two days ago.

If you follow us on social media¹, you may have seen actor and Greenpeace oceans ambassador Javier Bardem standing in iconic Times Square, surrounded by huge Greenpeace billboards replacing corporate advertisement, asking for ocean protection.

Actor and Greenpeace oceans ambassador Javier Bardem in Times Square

Javier then addressed the UN delegates during the first day of negotiations, asking them to negotiate a strong Global Ocean Treaty that would help protect 30% of our global oceans by 2030. Overfishing, deep sea mining, climate change… the oceans are under a lot of pressure and we need a vast network of marine sanctuaries to put millions of square kilometers off-limits to destructive industries, and help get marine life on the road to recovery.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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The third round of UN negotiations towards a Global Ocean Treaty started two days ago.