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Mar 5 8 tweets 3 min read
1/8 📢🚨: Governments @UN have just agreed on a Global Ocean Treaty! 🌍

🎉 This is huge - it’s the biggest conservation victory ever! 🎉

Here’s a 🧵 on how we got here and what it means:
2/8 🌊 It’s a victory for the oceans and it’s a victory for people power.

💪Over 5 million people have joined our movement to protect the oceans. The politicians couldn’t ignore our call!
3/8 The treaty enables governments to set up sanctuaries across the global oceans- making it possible to protect 30% of the oceans by 2030, the minimum scientists say is needed for oceans and marine life to recover 🐟

Read more about the science here: greenpeace.org/international/…
4/8 Protecting the oceans also helps guarantee the livelihoods and food security of the billions of people in coastal communities that depend on them.

More⬇️ greenpeace.org/international/…
5/8 🐋 Your support has helped us to sail to every ocean to document precious marine life and fragile ecosystems
6/8 and confront the industries that pose a risk to them like:

❗Industrial fishing
❗Oil drilling
❗Deep sea mining
7/8 None of this would have been possible without our movement, so take a moment to congratulate yourselves on this historic win! 🥳
8/8 But there’s still more to do. And with you by our side we’ll keep working to make sure we #ProtectTheOceans for generations to come!

But for now, let’s celebrate! 🎉🎥

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