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March 28
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Ocean Defenders: Protectors of Our Ocean Environment and Human Rights

The Ocean Defenders Project
Check the recording of our second webinar on Ocean Defenders. Here we present the main insights of the report we published, together with key reflections from ocean defenders and human rights experts.

Webinar

After three years of research and engagement, we are proud to launch the project’s final report. This webinar presents key findings, highlights the urgent threats facing ocean defenders, and explores ways to strengthen global support. The event is of interest to ocean defenders, conservation practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and funders committed to protecting both people and the ocean.

From March 11, 2025. The Ocean Defenders Project hosted a webinar titled “Ocean Defenders: Protectors of our Ocean Environment and Human Rights”. This webinar aims to highlight the main findings of the report and its implications for ocean defenders worldwide.

Confirmed speakers include: 

  • Laura Furones (Senior Advisor, Global Witness)
  • Lamin Jassey (Ocean Defender, Gambia)
  • Leopoldo Gerhardinger (National Institute of the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil)
  • Samiya Selim (University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh)
  • Alison Wright (Environmental Defenders Collaborative)
  • Nathan Bennett (Chair, People and the Ocean Specialist Group, IUCN)
  • Rocio Lopez de la Lama (The University of British Columbia)  

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Academic Paper
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Understanding and responding to the environmental human rights defenders crisis: The case for conservation action

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Support Mechanisms

UN’s Universal Periodic Review

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) encourages the promotion and protection of human rights through state reporting, expert input, and informed recommendations.
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