Ocean Conservation News – 12/20/2022
More than 190 countries sign landmark agreements to halt the biodiversity crisis https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/world/cop15-biodiversity-agreement-montreal-climate-scn-intl/index.html More…
More than 190 countries have adopted a sweeping agreement to protect nature at the United Nations’ biodiversity conference in Montreal.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/12/20/news/countries-ok-historic-deal-to-protect-nature/1870960
Countries approved a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world’s species and ecosystems at a marathon UN biodiversity summit early Monday.
Researchers have gathered enough DNA samples to prove that Northern Australia’s false killer whales are a distinct endemic species not found anywhere else.
https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/canada-plastic-ban-regulation/
Over 1.3 million tonnes of hard-to-recycle plastic waste is expected to be eliminated over the next decade.
On Dec. 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of ecocide during COP15, the U.N. biodiversity summit in Montreal, following unprecedented reports of dead dolphins and porpoises washing up on Black Sea beaches since Russia invaded Ukraine.
More than 190 countries sign landmark agreements to halt the biodiversity crisis https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/world/cop15-biodiversity-agreement-montreal-climate-scn-intl/index.html More…
Protecting and restoring biodiversity in the Canadian marine environment https://finance.yahoo.com/news/protecting-restoring-biodiversity-canadian-marine-192900566.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKjEcZxSDTgMBhCWUdP9ayZjKPa7OUpLEIyXgl9Tbz65O7abRB5Rt1f3VuzjuPMxy7fEpzdWe30AvhkqrE6LODLC84cJAbpAI0C6L3prXNto4FunNXdn9l4vDmC7oVq0pn-FXcP5IRbqHqQ-RyRLSvCMQcb3boFZLOTc-RtcYxBz The Government of Canada…
Whales could be a valuable carbon sink, scientists say https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221215120727.htm Nature-based solutions to fight…
Ireland announces major boost in marine environmental protection https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/11656-ireland-announces-major-boost-in-marine-environmental-protection-at-cop15/ Ireland’s ambition to protect 30%…
Biodiversity: Can we set aside a third of our planet for nature? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63955526 The…
Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals https://www.iucn.org/press-release/202212/human-activity-devastating-marine-species-mammals-corals-iucn-red-list Populations of dugongs –…
Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/9/dugongs-other-species-facing-extinction-conservation-group-says IUCN sounds alarm over the growing extinction…
Shark fishing gear banned across much of Pacific in conservation ‘win’ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/shark-fishing-gear-outlawed-across-much-of-pacific-in-win-for-conservationists/ Proponents consider…
B. C First Nations receive big federal dollars for Great Bear sea conservation https://globalnews.ca/news/9333290/bc-first-nations-federal-funds-great-bear-sea-conservation/…
We need a radical change in the fishing industry https://www.birdlife.org/news/2022/12/06/we-need-a-radical-change-in-the-fishing-industry-for-our-fight-against-the-climate-and-biodiversity-crises/ On the eve of…
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