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UN Conference Urges Protection of Oceans from Exploitation

6/9/2025

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Coastal and Indigenous communities have long been the guardians of our oceans, but industrial exploitation now jeopardizes their way of life and marine health. At the UN Ocean Conference in France, advocates like Alexandra Cousteau passionately call for an end to harmful practices like bottom trawling, emphasizing the urgent need to safeguard ocean biodiversity for future generations.

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Story summary

Coastal and Indigenous communities have long been the guardians of our oceans, but industrial exploitation now jeopardizes their way of life and marine health. At the UN Ocean Conference in France, advocates like Alexandra Cousteau passionately call for an end to harmful practices like bottom trawling, emphasizing the urgent need to safeguard ocean biodiversity for future generations.