After two weeks of negotiations between more than 50 countries, the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) ended last Friday without establishing a High Seas Treaty — once again leaving more than two-thirds of the global ocean unprotected. But important progress was also made, which the Only One community of supporters has helped push for. World leaders are closer than ever before to finalizing the treaty, and there’s reason to be optimistic that the next negotiation will be the last step in the nearly two-decades–long process. We can’t let up the pressure now, and we need you with us! Can you help build momentum for the coalition to protect the High Seas by sharing our petition with your network? We’re just shy of our goal of 75,000 signatures.
This special conversation in honor of Earth Day covered topics including climate-related threats to the ocean, the impact of climate change on small islands and low-lying coastal nations, and the power of the ocean to help heal the planet.
The Impact of Climate Change on Small Islands with Angelique Pouponneau, Senior Advisor to the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States
The Global Campaign to Stop Deep-Sea Mining with Sian Owen, Director at the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC)
The Power and Potential of Blue Carbon with Jennifer Howard, Vice President of the Blue Carbon Program at Conservation International; Board Member of Only One
Take action
Sign the petition to stop deep-sea mining
Plant trees in the Million Mangrove Challenge
Join The Splash, a community of digital activists
Additional resources
Helpful fact sheets from the DSCC on deep-sea mining
“Is the International Seabed Authority fit for purpose?” fact sheet
Fact sheets that can be used to inform governments and other target audiences on deep-sea mining (in English, French, and Spanish)
Report showing why minerals from the deep sea are not needed for a just, green transition
