The EU as a global ocean leader…including the Southern Ocean

Geneviève Pons – speaking at the European Parliament’s High Level Conference on Oceans: the future of the blue planet Good afternoon and thank you Karmenu and Gesine. It is a privilege for me to speak at this conference. And it is incredibly timely that we are here today – just days after 1.5 million young people took to the streets around …

Southern Ocean protection: Good for penguins, people and the planet!

Paris Peace Forum – by Geneviève Pons Antarctica2020 had the privilege of showcasing its campaign to protect at least 7 million km2 of the Southern Ocean by 2020 at the Paris Peace Forum in November last year. After several lively and productive days, we were thrilled when Antarctica2020 was chosen as one of 10 projects to be supported by the Forum …