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.
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:
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:
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| 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: |
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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.
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