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1/ The fast-growing call to criminalize #ecocide is now beginning to be heard in the halls of the #UnitedNations! It surfaced in the high level speeches at #UNEA, at the Youth Environmental Assembly and the Global Major Groups & Stakeholders Forum. stopecocide.earth/new-breaking-n⦠#UNEP 
2/ Ecocide was mentioned in two key speeches: by #UNEA5 President, Norwegian Minister of Climate & Environment Mr. @EspenBarthEide & by Inger Anderson, Executive Director of @UNEP. Both recalled Olof Palme, Swedish Prime Minister, first using #ecocide in 1972 at the first #UNEA.
3/ #Ecocide is mentioned in the preamble of the statement of the Global Major Groups & Stakeholders Forum, acknowledging that βadding ecocide as the fifth crime to the #RomeStatute of the ICC would have a strong preventive effect on destructive actions.β
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Iβve just arrived in Nairobi, Kenya to report on UN negotiations for a treaty to tackle the environmental scourge of single-use plastics. To illustrate the problem at hand, I collected all the throwaway plastic I used on my flight here. A thread 1/9
After I boarded my 8hr flight from London, I first received blankets and headphones all wrapped in plastic bags. 2/9
Then came dinner: food in plastic containers covered in plastic film, plastic cutlery in plastic packaging and drinks in plastic bottles served in disposable plastic cups. 3/9
Coming from @cefemontpellier/@umontpellier to take part in the π #OneOceanSummit π in #Brest was an incredible opportunity.
Thanks to the organizing team at @UBO_UnivBrest.
Some key takeaways from the summit in a π§΅.
@Inspire4Nature
Thanks to the organizing team at @UBO_UnivBrest.
Some key takeaways from the summit in a π§΅.
@Inspire4Nature
Scientific experts, industry leaders, conservation organisations, youth, some political figures, and poets all call on π―π’π¬π’π¨π§ππ«π² π©π¨π₯π’ππ’πππ₯ π₯πππππ«π¬π‘π’π© to protect the ocean.
Ocean governance
Multiple calls to get a #BBNJ treaty in 2022.
Need to:
1)overcome fragmented governance in the High Seas
2)Ensure equitable-access to resources.
3)Recognize the @OceanAsCommon
Multiple calls to get a #BBNJ treaty in 2022.
Need to:
1)overcome fragmented governance in the High Seas
2)Ensure equitable-access to resources.
3)Recognize the @OceanAsCommon
#Plastics' impact on the environment is well known, but what about their impact on human #Health?
Today, the #PlasticHealthSummit2021 explores the health impacts of plastics and policy opportunities for systemic solutions to #BreakFreeFromPlastic!
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Today, the #PlasticHealthSummit2021 explores the health impacts of plastics and policy opportunities for systemic solutions to #BreakFreeFromPlastic!
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βThe toxic threat of plastics is not only a human health issue, it's a #HumanRights issue.β β @mariawesterbos, @plasticsoupfoun's Director.
We couldn't agree more! #Plastics impact human rights at each stage of their life cycle.
#PlasticHealthSummit2021
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We couldn't agree more! #Plastics impact human rights at each stage of their life cycle.
#PlasticHealthSummit2021
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The first session of the #PlasticHealthSummit draws the spotlight on the interconnection between environmental & human health.
Scientists are sharing their latest findings on plastics & blood, fetal development, & hormone-related disorders related to plastic.
Scientists are sharing their latest findings on plastics & blood, fetal development, & hormone-related disorders related to plastic.
