Our Ocean 2018

UPDATE #OurOcean2018 commitments: This year's #OurOcean conference strengthened the quality of commitments with a balanced distribution of commitments in 6 areas of actions; •305 tangible & measurable commitments •USD 10.7 billion monetary commitments •14 million km2 of #MPA

Ready to #SaveTheOceans? In #SriLanka, AFD is looking for organisations interested in working to preserve coastal #biodiversity, reinforcing social cohesion, and boosting the #BlueEconomy. Apply here by 18 July! bit.ly/2JHy4QQ

"Almost overnight, our children have become accustomed to playing on beaches made not of sand but of plastic." Watch @DuneIves, @LonelyWhale's Executive Director and Managing Director of #NextWavePlastics, discuss NextWave at @OurOcean2018: bit.ly/2Pe3I8C #OurOcean

€ 2,5 million un 2019 + signed in 2018 in @OurOcean2018 in Bali = € 5 million to @BlueActionFund ! @AFD_en more committed for Marine protected areas #biodiversity #MPA #BlueEconomy 💙

For details on new and past commitments AND past commitments progress report, head to: ourocean2018.org/?l=our-ocean-c… #OurOcean2018 #OurOcean #OurOceanOurLegacy

UPDATE #OurOcean2018 commitments: This year's #OurOcean conference strengthened the quality of commitments with a balanced distribution of commitments in 6 areas of actions; •305 tangible & measurable commitments •USD 10.7 billion monetary commitments •14 million km2 of #MPA

$10bn pledged to protect the world’s oceans: news.mongabay.com/2018/10/10bn-p…

@gillesdoignon @susipudjiastuti @PaolaLepori @EU_MARE Much love from the #OurOcean2018 social media team!

Good luck to the @OurOcean2018 social media team and best wishes @susipudjiastuti and Indonesia for the 5th #OurOcean International conference ! Last year, with @PaolaLepori and the @EU_MARE team, we survived ;)

"I am hopeful that the @OurOcean2018 Conference, with its strong actions and commitments, is helping to buy the blue planet the time it needs to recover." Read @StimsonEnvSec Director Sally Yozell's exclusive interview with @ourdailyplanet. stimson.org/content/exclus…

UPDATE on #OurOcean2018 commitments: We gathered 287 tangible commitments, with value more than US $ 10.7 billion and pledged the establishment of 14 million kilometers square new #MarineProtectedArea. #OurOcean #OurOceanOurLegacy

The land is our mother. The ocean is our father. They feed us. We need to take care of them, Like we do with our parents. Abrahama Goram, representative of Maya Tribe of Raja Ampat, Papua at #OurOcean2018

“Illegal fishing undermines honest fishermen, cheats consumers and robs our oceans” - Oceana’s @jackiesavitz from @OurOcean2018 #OurOcean #OurOcean2018

This marks the closing of #OurOcean2018. Thank you for being such a great social media audience! Stay tune for more information on newly pledge commitments and other #OurOcean related issue. #OurOceanOurLegacy

#OurOcean2018 have gathered at least 260 tangible commitments, with value more than US $10 billion and create 14 million kilometers square #MarineProtectedAreas. #OurOcean #OurOceanOurLegacy

"We know that the land is the king, but the ocean is the queen- and we all know that on chess, queen is the strongest," Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Coord. Minister of @kemaritiman, for his closing remarks at #OurOcean2018

"I will let you catch more fish if only science says it’s okay. And every plastic that you took to the sea, you brought back to the land." Harald T. Nesvik, Minister of Fisheries of Norway. Norway will be the host of 2019 #OurOcean Conference.

"I know how much Norway love and care for the sea-- Norway will take a good care of #OurOcean," Retno Marsudi, Foreign Minister of Indonesia.

"Let’s not get back to the business as usual but to keep the energized spirit to make a change," @KarmenuVella, Commissioner for Environment Maritime Affairs & Fisheries @EU_Commission. #OurOcean2018

helping them to grow in knowledge, appreciation and contemplation of their vastness and grandeur" Archbishop Piero Pioppo, Ambassador of the Holy See.

Quoting Pope Francis' letter to #OurOcean2016, "The oceans remind us of the need to educate for the covenant between humanity & the environment. In this regard, efforts should be made to train young people to care for the oceans but also, wherever possible...

Hamed Said Al-Oufi, Under Secretary for Fisheries Wealth of the Sultanate of #Oman announced the 13 #MarineProtectedAreas, with concern on the fisheries, coastal community, and marine resources. #OurOcean2018