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The EU Young Ocean Advocates are members of the Youth4Ocean Forum, who have been recognised for their outstanding and innovative work that contributes to improving the health of the world ocean and the well-being of coastal communities.

My name is Salomé, I am 21 years old and I live in France, in Aix-en-Provence. My commitment to the protection of our planet, and more particularly of our seas and oceans, is both a personal and a professional choice. I am currently studying environmental law in order to protect our oceans by...

I grew up on the Mediterranean coast.Enjoying the shore is unique - the movement of the waves seem to be taking away your concerns, bringing peace, calm, and well-being.The many, many times I have looked at the sea during the years, I have visualized a frontier between two worlds, so close yet so...

The Mediterranean needs youA message from Gaetano Leone, Coordinator, UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention SecretariatThe Mediterranean continues to be a beautiful destination for millions of beachgoers and holidaymakers despite the rising pressure it has been subjected to for decades. The onset of...

My name is Anne-Laure and I am 28. My father made me discover the sea on his boat since I was little. I fell in love with the freedom oceans bring, the beautiful landscapes at sunset & the marine environment he taught me about. When I was young, I witnessed the pollution from the Erika on the...

Since I was born my life has always been related and connected to the sea and the ocean. Firstly, when I was two years old I and my family left our birth country, France, to Sri Lanka. We lived there for four years. Then my daily life was pretty much defined by going to school in the morning...

Under COVID-19 lockdowns, many took to the internet to enthuse about clean air and blue skies. The confined masses shared pictures of wild animals roaming in deserted cities, including a photo purporting to show dolphins in the canals of Venice. Some of those photos may have been inaccurate or...

Under COVID-19 lockdowns, many took to the internet to enthuse about clean air and blue skies. The confined masses shared pictures of wild animals roaming in deserted cities, including a photo purporting to show dolphins in the canals of Venice. Some of those photos may have been inaccurate or...

#ArelaDeMar was a social media campaign, framed around World Oceans Day 2020 (8th June), which encouraged the public to reflect on the whole lot of things the ocean provides us with, either environmentally, emotionally, or culturally.#ArelaDeMar means desire or yearning for the sea in Galician. The...