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#inyourface-

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Sustainable

Development Goal 14

‘Life below Water’ –

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In Your Face
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In Your Face – The Exhibition

Ocean. Now! leverages the power of art to strengthen engagement for SDG 14 “Life below water” on all levels of society. Our goal is to rebuild a thriving marine ecosystem.

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WHY THE OCEAN?

50% of all oxygen on earth is generated by the ocean

The ocean absorbs 90% of our global warming

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project “IN YOUR FACE”

50 beaches – 50 faces

We have to convince the people in the world that they should tell the politicians that they’re concerned.

- David Attenborough

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At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, we combined our exhibition #inyourface with two Yoga for the Ocean sessions.

The idea is that #inyourface reflects human behaviour on our planet, and Yoga for the Ocean creates a moment of consciousness. We allow ourselves to disconnect (from distractions, misleading values) and to reconnect (with ourselves, the ocean, nature). 🌍🌊

A huge thank you to @josephinecantona for teaching the yoga sessions, Cameron @earlyjulyproductions for filming and @josuecifuentes.berlin for editing this clip and the teams at @nacoesunidas, @unitednations, @ioc_unesco,@pavilhaodoconhecimento for their support. 🙏🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾

#UNOC #sdgs #banmicroplastics #inyourface #yoga #yogafortheocean

Obrigada @nacoesunidas pelo apoio. Temos o prazer de anunciar que a exposição foi mais uma vez prolongada e estará patente até 4 de Setembro de 2022. É gratuito e pode ser visitado no pátio do Pavilhão do Conhecimento @pavilhaodoconhecimento - Centro Ciência Viva. Agradecemos @pavilhaodoconhecimento especialmente a este parceiro pela grande colaboração, é um centro científico particularmente criativo e aberto, que recomendamos vivamente.

A exposição é interactiva. Os visitantes podem saber mais sobre o assunto através do link na nossa biografia.

Fotógrafo deste retrato: tomasob
Protagonista: Caro Cult @carocult

Ocean. Now!: "Caro, o que significa para si o oceano"?
Caro Cult: "Pura vida e liberdade".

#microplásticos #banmicroplastics #inyourface #UNOC

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#Repost @nacoesunidas with @use.repost
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Uma "máscara de beleza" feita de lama do mar ou de #microplásticos?

A exposição "In Your Face - 50 Praias e 50 Faces", inaugurada durante a Conferencia dos Oceanos (27/6-1/7), em #Lisboa, pode ser vista até 19 de julho, na entrada para o Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Centro Ciência Viva.

Dos pontos mais profundos do oceano aos alimentos e à água que consumimos, os #microplásticos são uma ameaça crescente para a saúde humana e planetária.

O mural é um projecto da ONG alemã @ocean.now.
Estas fotografias, de autoria de @saskia_uppenkamp_photographer e @tomasob são de 50 pessoas ligadas à defesa do oceano que foram recolher microplástios nas praias de vários pontos do mundo.

As minúsculas partículas de plástico (até 5mm de diâmetro) estão presentes em muito artigos do quotidiano, incluindo cigarros, vestuário e cosméticos.

Mais Info sobre #microplásticos na @unep.

TODAY is #sharkawarenessday 💙🦈

Did you know that the earliest known sharks date back to 420 million years ago? They're one of the world’s most ancient species and globally, there are about 400 different species of sharks.

On this image you see an oceanic whitetip shark. It measures up to 3,40m in length and can become up to 25 years old. It ranges troughout tropical and subtropical seas. It is one of 143 species of shark listed as “endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

The main threat to oceanic whitetip sharks is bycatch in commercial fisheries combined with demand for its fins. Shark finnig is a cruel fishing tactic where fins are cut off and the animal is thrown back into the ocean.

Sharks play an important role in our marine ecosystems and have to battle with a lot of challenges in the ocean, as overfishing, plastic pollution and ocean warming, already. It is therefore crucial to keep sharks alive. This is what everyone of us can do - reduce consumption of fish (as you are depriving their basis of existence), as well as keep an eye out for shark meat declared as different meat (!): examples are "flake", "huss", "catfish", "dogfish", "grayfish" or "whitefish", and watch your pet food ingredients as well. Obviously, avoid consuming shark meat in general. 🌊💙

Image: Wikimedia; Sources: NOAA, Wikipedia, Cites

Thank you

Salomé
Lola @mirando_berckmoute
Inna @sinonna_omg
Jose @josemartinezdearagon
Joren @roomjoren
Erwin @erwin_coolen

for your contributions 💙

Everyone,
what are your thoughts?

At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, we felt how many humans on this
planet care for the ocean. We demand the right lawsto enable the process
of healing nature. 🌎🌊

The Ocean. Now! 3-D #inyourface filter symbolically stands for the potential
of collective power. It also says that "we are many".

Let's continue our wave of strong statements! 💪💪🏽💪🏾

#banmicroplastics #inyourface #MyIYF

Our exhibition in Lisbon has been extended! You can visit it at Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva until July 19th. 👀

We were particularly happy to see the school classes gathering in front of our portrait wall during the UN Ocean Conference. It is amazing to see that Portugal is investing into initiatives as the @escolaazul network, for example. Portugal fosters ocean literacy with a schools network surrounding the Atlantic Ocean basin which is a great idea. It is so important for the next generation to do things better than the current adults living on this planet. We see the adults as responsible to turn the tide so nature can heal while youth should gain more influence in politics and society, be able to vote earlier and they need to be taken seriously. They know that we need “system change not climate change” and adults urgently need to listen! 🌏

#banmicroplastics #inyourface
#UNOC #noplanetb #systemchangenotclimatechange

What a week! Experiencing the UN Ocean Conference in person last week was very special for Ocean. Now! and our small team of volunteers. More than 6,000 participants, including 24 Heads of State and Government, and over 2,000 representatives of civil society attended the Conference.

We’d like to share a little review with you.

It was the second UN Ocean Conference overall and it is promising to see humans coming together and meet. That said, the results are certainly not strong enough to tackle the “ocean emergency” (as Secretary-General of the United Nations @antonioguterres said)!
We’re glad about the G7 Ocean Deal and that there’s big ambition to put a moratorium on #deepseamining.
The binding global plastic deal is yet to come, also we see a big need for industrialized countries to truly understand and listen to the Global South. There are huge gaps to fill, and we can see our society needs to respect indigenous peoples much more.

As a small team of volunteers, we could see how much more capacity and energy you can put into saving the ocean, particularly when seeing how many topics there are. We ask decision makers to take ocean protection very seriously - only of we save the ocean, we will be able to save the climate.

More thoughts on our activities - #inyourface and yoga for the ocean - soon, stay tuned!

#unoceanconference #unoc2022 #ocean #saveourocean #sdgs

🌊 Marcha Azul pelo Clima 🌊 in Lisboa

During the week of the UN Ocean Conference, we went to the streets to raise our voice for the ocean. We marched a route towards the UN Ocean Conference building to send a strong signal to decision makers that we need to act now and that all nations are in this together. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

We know that our ocean plays an absolutely crucial role in maintaining our climate. It buffers the global heat. Climate change is the biggest challenge of human kind which is why this protest, we make clear: the climate can only be saved if we save the ocean. ❗️

Our #inyourface signs symbolically stand for how we feel - we want this madness of exploitation of nature and the ocean to stop, we demand from world leaders to be brave, long sighted and committing in introducing laws that enable a new system which takes into account the healing of nature.

System change not climate change 🌏📢

#unoc2022 #marchaazul💙 #noplanetb #oceanclimateaction #ocean

--> #inyourface meets "Yoga for the Ocean" <--

We'd like to take the opportunity to introduce you to Josephine Cantona @josephinecantona who will lead the "Yoga for the Ocean" sessions at the #UNOceanConference. 🐳

Josephine is a yoga teacher and healing chef based in Lisbon. She created @urbanblisslisboa three years ago and now focuses on sharing her teachings with her students, organising blissful Yoga retreats in Portugal and educating people on how to eat healthy meals that don't harm the planet.

The two vinyasa sessions will be outside by the Altice Arena, and will be at no charge. All levels are welcome, beginners and advanced.

1) June 27th from 8-9am
2) July 1st from 8-9am

You find the details via the link in our bio.

Join us! 🙂

#yoga #lisboa # lisbon #SDG14 #SDG3 #mindfulness #ocean #SaveOurOcean

...and this is what we're planning at the #UNOceanConference (June 27-July 1) 🌊

We will be accompanying #inyourface with a yoga session.

The idea is to balance two elements:
The #inyourface exhibition, which is symbolically mirrors human behavior on the planet, and yoga, which is a practice that allows for a moment of awareness.

We are extremely happy to collaborate with our partner @pavilhaodoconhecimento / Centro Ciência Viva, a science platform, center and museum and @josephinecantona Josephine Cantona, who will lead the yoga lesson.

1. #inyourface - The exhibition
When? June 27th 8-9am, July 1st 8-9am
Where? entrance of Pavilhão do Conhecimento – Ciência Viva -
How can I participate? Just come by, our team will be on site and looking forward to meeting you.

2. Yoga for the Ocean
When? June 27th 8-9am, July 1st 8-9am
Where? “Garden Music” near Altice Arena
How can I participate? Join us and bring your yoga mat. We have few mats that we can lend. First come, first served.

Will you be in Lisbon? lf yes, we look forward to meeting you in person! 🙂

the team at Ocean. Now!

#UNOceanConference #SDG14 #SDG3 #banmicroplastics #inyourface

7 days to go! The #UNOceanConference in Lisbon, will be the first UN conference Ocean. Now! participates in. 🙂

We will be present with two actions, connecting SDG 14.1 (Marine Debris) with SDG 3 (Good Health + Well-Being). Both are open and free to participate it. More details soon!

🐙🦑🦞🦀🦐🦪🐠🐟🐡🐬🦈🦭🐳🐋

#SDG14 #SDG3 #banmicroplastics #inyourface

TODAY is #worldseaturtleday and we would like to honour this stunning species.

Did you know that sea turtles have been around for more than 100 million years? They're one of the world’s most ancient species.

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle, measuring 3 m in length, 1.5 m in width, and weighing up to 700 kg. On this image, you see a green sea turtle. It ranges troughout tropical and subtropical seas. Out of all 7 existing sea turtle species, 6 are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries.

Sea turtles get entangled in fishing gear and are threatened by plastic pollution specifically.

What we can do to keep this species alive - reduce plastic consumption, think and act #zerowaste, and generally, make climate-friendly choices! The sea turtle's habitat, the ocean, suffers from acidification caused by global warming also, the corals sea turtles eat, for example, suffer from it severely. So by taking the train or rising a bike, you indirectly contribute to lower greenhouse emissions and therefore to saving the coral reefs and also their food. Every little thing counts. 🌊💙

Image: Pixabay; Sources: UNEP, Wikipedia

TODAY IS UN #WORLDOCEANS DAY

Ocean. Now! is an advocate of the amazing program the teams @undoalos , @oceanic.global , @ioc_unesco and @unitednations have set up.

Join us at 3:30pm CET (see bio link!) celebrating the theme "Revitalization: Collective Action For The Ocean" ⚡️

The ocean connects, sustains, and supports us all—but its health is at a tipping point. As the past years have shown us, we need to work together to create a new balance with the ocean that no longer depletes its bounty but instead restores its vibrancy and brings it new life.

Join us to learn from the communities, ideas, and solutions that are working together to protect and revitalize the ocean and everything it sustains. Hear from thought leaders, celebrities, community voices, private sector and cross-industry experts, and ocean managers to discover how we can ignite collaborative change for the ocean and all that it sustains.

This film is narrated by supermodel and Sustainability Advocate, @ambervalletta, who will be the host of this year's event, Youth Climate Activist, @xiyebeara, and Marine Biologist, @sheenatalma, who will be speaking this year's event.

Today is WORLD REEF AWARENESS DAY

Reefs represent not only the most stunning eco systems and nursery to fish and other ocean animals. They also protect the shoreline, filter the water, offer food and other resources and create livelihoods via tourism.

Knowing that coral reefs are very much threatened today, we'd like to dedicate this post to remind ourselves that every action we take on land also benefits reefs. By reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we slow down the acidification caused by a heating climate which damages the production of calcifying organisms. By living #zerowaste, we contribute to less plastic harming reefs and their inhabitants. By choosing eco tourism, we help reefs recover from mass tourism. By reducing our consumption of fish, we contribute to more intact reefs because the fishing industry also harms coral reefs.

Let's contribute in maintaing the beauty of this blue planet! 🦈🐋🐳🐬🐟🐠🐡🦀🦞🦐🦑🐙

Picture: @southeastasiaphotography

#WorldReefDay #endoverfishing

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"Rally for Antarctica" - May 27, 12-14:00, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin 🌊🐋

This Friday! We support this very speccial protest, organised by our friends at @antarcticsouthernocean, @scientists4future, @fridaysforfuture.berlin. @fridaysforfuture.de, @greenpeace.de, @umwelthilfe and many more. 💪

We’ll have an outdoor gallery with images captured by renowned photographer John Weller and we will also be showing a few short films on a LED wall. We'll have music, poetry, and a penguin ice sculpture. 🐧

Speakers/artists:
Gregor Hagedorn, Scientists for Future
Stefanie Arndt, @steffi.antarctica, @awiexpedition
Franziska Pausch, Alfred-Wegener-Institut
Helen Millman, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
Celine Le Bohec, National Centre for Scientific Research France CNRS and Centre Scientifique de Monaco
Leticia Wahl @leticia.wahl, Slam Poet
Laura Saya Weider @laura.weider.art, Pianist
Gennadi Milinevsky, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Arved Fuchs @arved_fuchs, polar explorer and book author
Novo Armor for Greenpeace
Afrob @afrobofficial, rap artist and actor

Why is it important to protect Antarctica?
🗣 The Southern Ocean stores the most carbon of all oceans, provides all other oceans significantly with rich nutrients and has a particularly large biodiversity. Yet its ecosystem is under threat and in urgent need of protection.

Why now?
At the end of May, country representatives will negotiate the protection of Antarctica at the Consultative Meeting on the Antarctic Treaty in Berlin, and G7 Environment Ministers* will meet. We want to send a clear message to them: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean must be protected now. Protecting the ocean must be a priority. 📢

Join us! 💙

#ProtectAntarctica

Foto Wettbewerb „Aus der Perspektive eines Mikroplastikpartikels“

- und dies ist der Gewinner auf Platz 1: 🥁 ...Lennard Jäger @lenny.jer

Titel: Henkersmahlzeit

Kurzbeschreibung: Hallo, ich bin Mirko. Ich habe kurze Zeit in einer Frischkäse-Verpackung gelebt. Nun habe ich mich selbstständig gemacht und bin jetzt Teil von etwas Größerem: Ich bin Teil der Kreditkarte, welche die Menschen umgerechnet wöchentlich an Mikroplastik zu sich nehmen. Ein endgültiges Zuhause habe ich leider nicht. Ich bewege mich immer in einem Kreislauf und richte auf meinem Weg gerne mal Schaden an.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Lenny! 👏

@sony.deutschland @maximilian_goedecke_photo @plasticpiratesdeutschland

Foto Wettbewerb „Aus der Perspektive eines Mikroplastikpartikels“

Platz 2: Geht an 🥁 ...August Botezatu! @ocugust

Titel: Schimmel in der Kartoffel? Nein, Plastik in der Pantoffel!

Kurzbeschreibung: Ich heiße Polystyrol und bin ein sehr weit verbreiteter Kunststoff. Wegen meiner praktischen physikalischen und chemischen Eigenschaften komme ich zum Beispiel in Joghurtbechern oder Styropor zum Einsatz. Leider emittiere ich Mikroplastik, welches dann auch von Wasserorganismen wie dem Paramecium caudatum, besser bekannt als Pantoffeltierchen, aufgenommen wird. Hier bin ich in der Nahrungsvakuole eines Parameciums und lasse als Teil eines Forschungsprojekts meine Wirkung auf Aquatische Kleinstlebewesen untersuchen. Die Paramecien scheiden mich zwar unverdaut wieder aus, werden durch mich aber viel langsamer und geben mich an ihre Fressfeinde weiter. Durch die differenzieller Interferenzkontrast Methode (DIC) in Kombination mit Fluoreszenz leuchte ich hier in dem Bild Blau auf, daran könnt ihr mich erkennen.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, August! 👏

@sony.deutschland @maximilian_goedecke_photo @plasticpiratesdeutschland

Foto Wettbewerb „Aus der Perspektive eines Mikroplastikpartikels“

Der 3. Platz geht an 🥁 ...Henrike Klatt!

Titel: Ostseefisch voller Plastik

Kurzbeschreibung: Wer bin ich? Ich bin ein Mikroplastikstück. Leider. Eigentlich wäre ich lieber eine Alge oder so etwas, das wäre viel schöner.

Woher komme ich? Das ist eine lange Geschichte…am Anfang war ich Teil eines Briefumschlages, die mit Fenster zum rausgucken. Danach wurde ich in in dem Papiermüll geworfen und recycled mit dem Plastikfenster. Danach war ich dann Teil einer Klopapierrolle und bin dann ins Meer gelangt. Mit der Zeit hat sich dann der Papierteil von mir im Wasser aufgelöst. Durch mehrere Stürme bin ich dann hier an der Ostsee gelandet und an den Strand gespült worden.

Wie sieht meine Zukunft aus? Na ja, so genau weiß ich das nicht. Aber ich habe mir schon mal Gedanken darüber gemacht. Es gibt verschiedene Möglichkeiten: entweder ich bleibe so lange im Meer bis ich verrottet bin, was aber unwahrscheinlich ist, weil das sehr lange dauert oder ich werde von einem Tier gefressen zum Beispiel einem Fisch, der wird dann von Anglern gefangen und landet dann bei irgendjemandem auf dem Teller. So gelange ich dann wieder ins Meer und dass Ganze geht wieder von vorne los, aber bis dahin werde ich wohl weiter durchs Meer schwimmen und Fische sehen die voller Plastik sind.
Wir gratulieren dir ganz herzlich, Henrike! 👏

@sony.deutschland @maximilian_goedecke_photo @plasticpiratesdeutschland

Foto Wettbewerb „Aus der Perspektive eines Mikroplastikpartikels“

Wie angekündigt möchten wir Euch auch die Gewinner*innen nicht vorenthalten.

Der Publikumspreis geht an: Sonja Caroline Nagel 👏

Titel: Im Dachs

Kurzbeschreibung: Ich war mal der Teil von einem Einwegbecher. Ich bin einfach so im Wald liegen gelassen worden und mit der Zeit sind ich und meine Brüder in lauter kleine Einzelteile zerfleddert. Also lag ich irgendwann eingebuddelt zwischen den Wurzeln. Ein Dachs kam daher und hat mich gefressen, weil ich ganz nah an einer leckeren Wurzel klebte. Er hat wohl noch einige meiner Brüder gefressen, denn in seinem Magen waren so viele von uns, dass gar nichts Leckeres mehr reinpasste. Der arme Dachs hatte Hunger, konnte aber nichts mehr essen… Jetzt liege ich hier mit super Aussicht, weil der Dachs schneller zerfallen kann als ich.

Wir gratulieren dir ganz herzlich, Sonja Caroline! 🏆

@sony.deutschland @maximilian_goedecke_photo @plasticpiratesdeutschland

Die Sieger des vorherigen Fotowettbewerbs zum gleichen Thema „Aus der Perspektive eines Mikroplastikpartikels“, den wir mit den @plasticpiratesdeutschland / Ecologic Institute und @sony.deutschland veranstaltet hatten, nahmen am Workshop teil.

Sie präsentierten im Anschluss auch ihre neuen Bilder auf der Bühne. Die Gewinner-Bilder teilen wir auch sehr bald mit Euch. Stay tuned 🙂

Foto credit: Benedikt Burger

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