by David Hammond As a RISE UP For The Ocean priority action to restore ocean life, the issue of greater transparency across the entire global maritime ecosystem is a critical factor in assuring accountability and effective remedy for abuses perpetuated not just towards the natural marine environment, but against those persons who live, work and […]
Read Moreby Richard Page, RISE UP Campaign Director. Almost three million whales were killed for their oil and meat in the 20th century, bringing many species to the brink of extinction. Meeting at this hotel on the 23rd July 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) agreed a global ban on commercial whaling. The ban remains in […]
Read MoreHow artists and scientists are collaborating to communicate the plight of our coral reefs by Simon Meiklejohn (Vulgar Earth artist) The ocean attracts us all. There is nothing more other-worldly than to sit on a moonlit beach and to stare out at the twin alien worlds of space and ocean. Most of us live out […]
Read Moreby Tom Collinson, Senior of Advocacy Officer (he/him), Blue Ventures The world of commercial fishing is not new to controversy and conflict. Disagreements over where people can fish and what they can catch stretch back centuries. From the Cod Wars to Brexit, to the Palac Strait and to the South China sea, fights over fish […]
Read Moreby Manon Dene, RISE UP coordinator for France In anticipation of the One Ocean Summit organized by the French government, the RISE UP network initiated an open letter urging France to demonstrate leadership to increase the level of ambition needed to restore ocean health through the High Seas Treaty. The open letter to president Emmanuel […]
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