Jane Fonda

2022 - 8 - 23

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Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda lead calls for UN 'high seas treaty' to ... (The Independent)

Exclusive: Dozens of public figures and conservation groups have called for leaders to finally establish a High Seas Treaty, which has been negotiated for ...

The need for action is urgent. The future is watching. The outcome will determine the fate of our blue planet for centuries to come. However overfishing is one of the biggest threats to ecosystems around the world. The future is watching.” The world is watching. They provide sustenance and livelihoods for billions, and are home to so much of our planet’s biodiversity. “The need for action is urgent. Of increasing concern is deep-sea mining, where commercial companies scrape the ocean floor for minerals needed for new technology. A robust treaty could establish “Marine Protected Areas” to allow biodiversity to flourish, and require environmental assessments before heavy industry like mining takes place. While they’ve talked, the ocean crisis has deepened. They provide sustenance and livelihoods for billions, and are home to so much of our planet’s biodiversity,” the letter reads.

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Javier Bardem, Jane Fonda, other celebrities plea for ocean ... (Greenpeace International)

Celebrities joined with Greenpeace and other civil society organizations to issue an open letter to delegates at the United Nations urging them to adopt a ...

For these negotiations to be considered a success, the Treaty should set as a primary objective the establishment of a global network of ocean sanctuaries (or MPAs). [Jane Fonda also addressed delegates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzJ3bVk-jDA) gathered at a reception hosted by the High Seas Alliance on Monday 15 August. The letter was preceded by another message to the delegates on Sunday via large scale projections onto the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The letter was sent as concerns have arisen from some member states and civil society that delegates attending the final round of negotiations on the treaty are not treating them with the urgency that the ocean crisis warrants. Laura Meller of Greenpeace’s Protect the Oceans campaign, who is attending the meeting, said: “This new text means we’re still in the fight as we go into the final days, and that’s more than many of us expected at the end of last week. The negotiations, now in the second and final week, were advanced with a new draft text circulated on Sunday.

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Jane Fonda, Alec Baldwin and Shailene Woodley lead calls for UN ... (The Independent)

Exclusive: Dozens of public figures and conservation groups have called for leaders to finally establish a High Seas Treaty, which has been negotiated for ...

The need for action is urgent. The outcome will determine the fate of our blue planet for centuries to come. The future is watching. However overfishing is one of the biggest threats to ecosystems around the world. The future is watching.” They provide sustenance and livelihoods for billions, and are home to so much of our planet’s biodiversity. The world is watching. “The need for action is urgent. A robust treaty could establish “Marine Protected Areas” to allow biodiversity to flourish, and require environmental assessments before heavy industry like mining takes place. Of increasing concern is deep-sea mining, where commercial companies scrape the ocean floor for minerals needed for new technology. While they’ve talked, the ocean crisis has deepened. They provide sustenance and livelihoods for billions, and are home to so much of our planet’s biodiversity,” the letter reads.

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