Marine Life Flies Outside UN as World Meets to Discuss Global Ocean Treaty
September 04, 2018
September 04, 2018
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- Greenpeace issued the following news release:
Greenpeace activists flew a giant turtle outside the United Nations headquarters in New York this morning, as countries gathered to begin negotiations, for the first time in history, towards a treaty covering all oceans outside of national borders. The large and colorful kite, representing iconic marine life, was flown from a boat on the East River, alongside an aerial banner reading "Global Oceans - Global Trea . . .
Greenpeace activists flew a giant turtle outside the United Nations headquarters in New York this morning, as countries gathered to begin negotiations, for the first time in history, towards a treaty covering all oceans outside of national borders. The large and colorful kite, representing iconic marine life, was flown from a boat on the East River, alongside an aerial banner reading "Global Oceans - Global Trea . . .