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It’s the final day of the 2022 #UNOceanConference and what a week it has been! 🌊 To round things off, let’s take a look at six landmark announcements that were made this week 👇 🇨🇴 Colombian President @ivanduquemarquez announces four new marine protected areas, protecting 30% of Colombia's waters and becoming the first western nation to surpass the #30x30 goal! 🇺🇾 Uruguay announces a new marine protected area in the Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary of Uruguay #HopeSpot. 🇵🇹 Portugal expands its marine protected area in the Azores Archipelago and Madeira to meet commitments to protect 30% of its ocean by 2023 #30x30. 🇵🇼 Palau launches a new Alliance of Countries calling for a #DeepSeaMining #Moratorium with Fiji and Samoa joining at the conference @deep_sea_conserve 🇩🇴 The Dominican Republic announces its commitment to protected 30% of its territorial waters by 2030 #30x30. 🔵 Blue Marine has been named as a new member of the International Partnership for Blue Carbon (IPBC). 👏👏👏 Image 1,2,5 - Henley Spiers Image 6,7 - Olympia Von Woellwarth . . . . . . #UNOC2022 #30before30 #UNOC #SaveOurOcean #globalgoals #OceanDecade #GenOcean #Unitednations #Unoceanconference #marineconservation #UN #OceanAction #ClimateAction