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“Nice” wasn’t enough: Ocean promises must become global guarantees
19 Jun 2025 18:40 GMT
… a brutal reality: ocean protection remains scandalously underfunded … development bank and the World Bank mobilized €119 million … Costa Rica. Meanwhile, ocean-focused investment firm Swen … negotiation tables.
Faithful ocean stewardship means recognizing these …
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UNOC3 calls for sustainable ocean economy
19 Jun 2025 09:48 GMT
… a sustainable and resilient ocean economy. With oceans under unprecedented pressure from … Tourism: Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Ocean Economies for People and Planet … France, and Uzbekistan, UNCDF, the World Bank, International Trade Centre, IDDRI, and …
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Carbon Markets, A False Climate Solution on Land or in the Ocean
19 Jun 2025 07:31 GMT
… own regional
experiences and ocean-born guardianship practices. Photo … own regional experiences and ocean-born guardianship practices.
… been promised by the World Bank.
But the inherent …
Governments attending the UN
Ocean Conference must resist expanding …
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World Bank Backs Lao Efforts to Manage Waste, Plastics, and Pollution
17 Jun 2025 07:18 GMT
The World Bank on June 13 approved a … also growing”, said Alex Kremer, World Bank Manager for the Lao PDR … the Mekong River to the ocean”.
The project will directly benefit … project is part of the World Bank-financed Southeast Asia Regional Program …
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Global Ocean Summit in Nice ends with a raft of pledges for marine protection
18 Jun 2025 22:41 GMT
… 1 billion towards marine conservation, ocean science, and sustainable fisheries. French … Quiet Ocean, addressing underwater noise pollution. Meanwhile, Indonesia and the World Bank … on the evolution of global ocean advocacy since Sustainable Development …
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Tourism Rises to the Ocean Challenge at UNOC3: A Unified Call for a Blue Transformation
18 Jun 2025 17:17 GMT
… sustainable and resilient ocean economy. With oceans under unprecedented pressure … , and Uzbekistan, UNCDF, the World Bank, International Trade Centre, IDDRI, and … transformation with community resilience and ocean health. Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive …
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Ocean Diplomacy at the Third UN Ocean Conference
18 Jun 2025 04:41 GMT
… participation of hundreds of oceanographic NGOs at the conference, … a political declaration (Nice Ocean Action Plan), committing to … , while, Indonesia and the World Bank launched a ‘Coral Bond’, … to accelerate financing for ocean protection. “Each commitment …
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Is the tide turning for ocean protection? UN conference ends with record attendance and momentum for high seas treaty
18 Jun 2025 03:00 GMT
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Despite growing commitments, however, ocean protection remains underfunded. International Union … protection with the World Bank.
Small-scale fishers and Indigenous ocean defenders
The … on multilateralism” amid the ocean crisis.
“The ocean is feverish,” he …
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Ocean’s Future Secured? 170 Nations Pledge Bold Conservation
17 Jun 2025 18:35 GMT
… — constitutes the Nice Ocean Action Plan, successfully concluding … million towards supporting enhanced ocean governance, management and … kind.
Indonesia, the World Bank and other partners launched … the world’s oceans.
Ten ocean action panels produced …
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What UNOC3 portends for future ocean governance
17 Jun 2025 12:54 GMT
… one billion pounds to ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries, and … World Bank introduced a Coral Bond to support reef conservation, while the Bloomberg Ocean … policies and institutional reforms. Oceanography departments have opened in universities …