Almost exactly one year ago, countries gathered at the first-ever Ocean Conference, unanimously committed to a set of ambitious measures to start reversing the decline of our ocean’s health. The Under the theme “Our Ocean, Our People, Our Prosperity,” and headlined by special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr., the 2022 Our Ocean Conference focused on two cross-cutting issues: the ocean-climate nexus, and the importance of a healthy ocean to small island developing states and all 2018-2019; Calendar a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short of a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of oil, coal and gas. Protecting Our Ocean. But the oceans face a multitude of threats, such as pollution, climate change, overfishing and criminal activities at sea. As part of a global response to address these mounting challenges, 112 countries made 400 commitments with total funding of €6bn, towards ocean-management solutions at the EU-hosted Our Ocean Conference 2017 in Malta last .

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