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Three Takeaways From the Third UN Ocean Conference
›July 10, 2025 // By Carolyn Gruber“There cannot be a healthy planet without a healthy ocean. It’s urgent business for us all,” said U.N. special envoy for the ocean, Peter Thomson, at last month’s UN Ocean Conference (UNOC).
Hosted in Nice, France, the conference brought together more than 15,000 political leaders, scientists, civil society, the private sector, academic institutions, Indigenous peoples, local communities, and philanthropic organizations with the goal of identifying innovative ways to finance and mobilize action for the ocean.
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ECSP Weekly Watch | January 27 – 31
›A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
Declining Fish Stocks Threaten Lake Tanganyika Fishing Communities (Al Jazeera)
For the millions who live on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, fishing is a way of life that has sustained generations. However, recent declines in fish production in the world’s largest freshwater lake have devastated Tanzania’s fishermen and prompted questions of the sustainability of the decades-long practice.
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