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MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Ocean Conservancy Experts Attend UN Ocean Conference

Ocean Conservancy will make new marine debris and shipping commitments to scale up action and innovation to implement UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 for a sustainable ocean for all.

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Lisbon, Portugal: From June 26 – July 1, 2023, Ocean Conservancy will attend the United Nations Ocean Conference to build momentum to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and advance solutions to help our ocean’s most pressing crises.

Ocean Conservancy and our experts will be hosting or participating in the Conference’s formal agenda as well as associated side events to prevent plastic, including ghost gear, from entering our ocean, eliminate marine debris, advance ocean-based climate action ahead of COP27, build sustainable plans for our ocean’s resources, and help develop the blue economy.

Ocean Conservancy will also announce new marine debris and shipping commitments during the conference.

Who: Ocean Conservancy’s CEO and experts will be in attendance and available for interviews:

  • Janis Searles Jones, CEO
  • Ingrid Giskes, Senior Director, Global Ghost Gear Initiative, International Government Relations
  • Anna-Marie Laura, Director, Climate Policy

Experts are available for interviews in Spanish, French, Portuguese and English.
What: Ocean Conservancy will host and/or participate in events at the UN Ocean Conference, including:

  • 27 June – From Science to Action: Blueing the Paris Agreement
  • 27 June – Interactive Dialogue: Addressing Marine Pollution
  • 27 June – Ocean-Based Climate Solutions in Action – From Offshore Renewable Energy to a Clean, Resilient Maritime Sector
  • 28 June – The Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum
  • 29 June – Public-Private Partnerships to Share Knowledge and Resources for Impactful Solutions to Address Marine Pollution
  • 29 June – Partnerships for Innovative Financial Instruments to Support Marine, Protected Areas, Coastal Communities, and Elimination of Plastic Pollution
  • 29 June – From a Blue Call to Action to a Blue Plan of Action
When: 26 June – 1 July 2023
Where: Lisbon, Portugal
Contact: Cody Sullivan, Communications Manager, Ocean Conservancy:
[email protected]; +1.202.280.6273

Roya Hegdahl, Communications Manager, Ocean Conservancy:
[email protected]; +1.202.280.6285

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About Ocean Conservancy
Ocean Conservancy is working to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together with our partners, we create science-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. For more information, visit www.oceanconservancy.org, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

 

Media Contact

Cody Sullivan

+1202.280.6273

Media Contact

Roya Hegdahl

+1.202.280.6285

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