Author: childrenfortheoceans

This broadcast is watched by an audience of more than 6 million people, giving an unique chance to emphasize the need to protect our oceans!

Between April and June, 10 awareness sessions will be organised by Children for the Oceans to increase the awareness of kids to the protection of the Ocean. Even if each of us does not live close to the Ocean, we, all, have an impact on the ocean based on the way we live, consume and act as citizens.

The first awareness session was held in a small village, Menville, close to Toulouse. More than 50 kids attended the session. During this session, I shared with them daily tips to contribute to save the planet and the ocean.

Children for the Oceans had the chance to attend the opening session of the Monaco Blue Initiative at the end of March. This 10^th edition gathered more than 140 participants from 26 countries and had a complete focus on Marine Protected Areas (MPA).

The Monaco Blue Initiative is an event well known for ocean experts, which is organised under the presidency of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. The event aimed to provide the opportunity to focus on solutions to develop Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), in terms of percentage but also level of protection and efficiency in view of the post-2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

This is a great opportunity for Children for the Oceans as I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Karmenu Vella, Commissioner Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission, H.E. Mr. José Apolinário, Secretary of State for Fisheries, Government of Portugal and Dr. François Houllier, Président Directeur Général de l’IFREMER.

Children for the Oceans’ actions include the attendance to international events as we need to make our voice heard and we could not longer wait for pragmatic actions to save our ocean!

Children for the Oceans has been invited to attend by BioMarine to attend a workshop on the Blue Bioplastics.

Today the issue of ocean plastic pollution is well known. We cannot find a sustainable solution to ocean plastic pollution and we must reduce our consumption, our way to consume and find other ways involving the use of bio or water-soluble plastics. That was the purpose of this workshop organised in Monaco in the frame of the Monaco Blue Initiative.

BioMarine is an organization at the crossroads of research, business, and investment. BioMarine operates and is designed to optimize and accelerate business opportunities and the development of small innovative companies.