AMCS is sharing this upcoming public event hosted by the UWA Oceans Institute featuring Mr Peter Thomson, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean. It aligns closely with our work to protect Australia’s oceans and will be of interest to supporters following global leadership on ocean conservation.
The UWA Oceans Institute welcomes Mr Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, for a public address on the “Oceans health and what we are trying to do to fix it”.
Appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to support follow-up of the UN Ocean Conference and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Mr Thomson leads the UN’s global advocacy and public outreach efforts on behalf of the ocean. In this role, he works across the UN system and with governments, industry, the scientific community and civil society to advance the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.
Drawing on his distinguished diplomatic career, including service as Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations and as President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, Mr Thomson actively guided the development of the 2017 UN Ocean Conference and strengthened international commitment to ocean action.
Mr Thomson will deliver a personal address on the health of the ocean, the pressures it faces, and the actions required to reverse decline and secure a sustainable and resilient future.
The address will be followed by a panel discussion with Professor Christophe Gaudin (Director, UWA Oceans Institute), Dr Kate Quigley (Principal Research Scientist, Minderoo Foundation), and Professor Erika Techera
(UWA Law School), and our CEO, Paul Gamblin, and an audience Q&A.
For full event details, registration and venue information, please visit the UWA Oceans Institute website.
- Tue, 10 Feb, 6pm – 7:30pm AWST
- Auditorium, The University Club of Western Australia, Crawley WA, Australia
