Jane Fonda

2023 - 2 - 20

Jane Fonda Warns Oceans Are 'Dying' Amid UN Treaty Talks (Barron's)

Actor and activist Jane Fonda on Monday warned that humanity is "losing the ocean," as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to ...

It is at our own peril that we delay any further," she added, describing the ills plaguing the oceans, from plastic pollution to overfishing, warming, acidification and oil spills. "I urge you as a mother, a grandmother and a citizen of this world: Set aside the politics, the greed, the special interests and the inertia that tends to drag big bold ideas into the ground," she said. Actor and activist Jane Fonda on Monday warned that humanity is "losing the ocean," as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Gulf News"

Jane Fonda warns oceans are 'dying' amid UN treaty talks (Gulf News)

Actor and activist Jane Fonda on Monday warned that humanity is "losing the ocean," as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to ...

It is at our own peril that we delay any further," she added, describing the ills plaguing the oceans, from plastic pollution to overfishing, warming, acidification and oil spills. She is in New York to deliver a petition with more than 5.5 million signatures to Rena Lee, chair of the high-stakes talks which many hope will finally, after 15 years, result in a treaty aimed at protecting and preserving vast ocean areas. Actor and activist Jane Fonda on Monday warned that humanity is "losing the ocean," as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas.

Explore the last week