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As world leaders reckon how we will act on the climate crisis at COP30, a broad and influential coalition behind the #CommitToOcean campaign formally released its public sign-on letter urging world leaders to deliver bold ocean-climate outcomes in Belém and beyond. Backed by a rapidly growing global grassroots movement and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the letter has already gathered 500+ individual signatories and more than 100 organizations across 82 countries representing youth leaders, Indigenous voices, frontline communities, scientists, climate justice advocates, and cultural influencers from every region of the world.
“We are totally in agreement; protecting the ocean is a fundamental priority,” said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. “We are totally committed [to ocean], and the oceans are getting attention, but we don’t give up.”
A Global Grassroots Wave for COP30
The #CommitToOcean campaign has generated worldwide engagement — from digital influencers reaching millions online to protests inside the negotiation spaces of COP30. The surge of support demonstrates the urgency felt by people everywhere who are calling for stronger, more equitable integration of the ocean into global climate policy.
“What we’re seeing right now is a global grassroots wave unlike anything the ocean-climate movement has witnessed before. People from every corner of the world—from every background—are demanding that leaders finally treat the ocean as central to climate action. Ocean action is climate action,” shared Mark Haver, Founder of the #CommitToOcean campaign, “The decisions made at COP30 will shape the future of our planet for generations. We built #CommitToOcean to turn collective hope into collective power—and the world is answering.”
“We are watching the ocean’s life-support systems reach dangerous tipping points. Coral reefs—home to a quarter of all marine species—are bleaching faster than ever, and we are now crossing the ocean acidification boundary that keeps marine life in balance. These aren’t abstract scientific thresholds; they are the foundations of food security, cultural identity, and planetary stability,” emphasised Xiye Bastida, Planetary Guardian and co-founder of Re-Earth Initiative. “That’s why direct financing to communities leading ocean-climate solutions is not optional—it is urgent. If we want a livable future, we must invest in the people already safeguarding it.”
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