Updates, stories and features from our Ocean Voices community. Blue Leaders High Level Meeting Brussels March 2024 Ocean Voices Fellows, Vanessa Lopes and Sheena Talma, recently participated in the Blue Leaders meeting focusing on the ratification and implementation of the BBNJ agreement. Developing the Plastics Treaty at INC-3 Ocean Voices Fellows, Gemma Nelson and Kathryn Audroing, recently participated in INC-3 in Nairobi to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. Welcoming new Fellows to the Ocean Voices Fellowship Programme The Nippon Foundation-University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Programme is honoured to welcome new Fellows to its growing community of ocean change-makers. PhD Scholarship Opportunity: Towards equitable and sustainable ocean governance The Nippon Foundation – University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Programme is advertising two student-led PhD opportunities commencing in early 2024. Advancing deep-sea exploration at the Deep Ocean Collective Solution Accelerator Workshop Sheena Talma and Vanessa Ferreira Lopes participated in the Deep Ocean Collective Solution Accelerator workshop between October 2-5, 2023, in San Diego, USA. Discussing Cross-Cultural Learning at MARE People and the Sea Conference Nippon Foundation-University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Fellow, Mariana Caldeira, attended the recent MARE Conference and presented their latest research on the importance of cross-cultural learning in ocean governance. Historic Adoption of the BBNJ Agreement On June 19, 2023, a significant milestone was achieved at the United Nations headquarters in New York as the international community unanimously adopted a new UN treaty for the ocean. Immersive Experience at the Ocean Voices Retreat: Connecting, Collaborating, and Inspiring Change During the week of May 15th 2023, The Nippon Foundation-University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Programme welcomed its international network to an exceptionally sunny Edinburgh, to foster connections, share knowledge and reflect on the programme’s journey throughout the past year. Important milestone for the world’s ocean After nearly 20 years of negotiations, last Saturday night saw a critical development towards the legal framework for the conservation of the two-thirds of the ocean that lie beyond national jurisdiction. Ocean Voices was there to support and experience this historic moment. Negotiating a new UN treaty for the ocean Learn how Ocean Voices is contributing to the current negotiations to finalise a new, internationally legally binding UN treaty for the ocean at the United Nations headquarters in New York. This article was published on 2023-12-12
