WASHINGTON — United Nations member countries recently agreed on a High Seas Treaty to protect marine life in international waters. Georgetown University experts are available to discuss the details with the media.
To request an interview, please contact Georgetown’s Office of Communications at media@georgetown.edu.
Rebecca Helm is a marine biologist studying life in the open ocean and at the ocean’s surface.
- Attended the UN negotiations for the past two weeks
- Quoted on the treaty by the AP
- Co-authored a letter in Science Magazine calling for the treaty
- Teaches the class “Life on the High Seas: Ecology and Policy Beyond National Jurisdiction”
- Faculty of Earth Commons Institute, a hub for environmental and sustainability innovation, research and education to accelerate action on the most pressing issues of our earth
Gina Green is a specialist in biodiversity (terrestrial and marine), climate change, forestry and agriculture.
- “I have worked on key sustainable fisheries and biodiversity programs in SE Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Caribbean that might serve as good examples to why this UN high seas pact is so critically important to the future of many countries and human populations.”
- Previously served as vice president for The Nature Conservancy and as senior technical scientific associate for environment and natural resource sector for Tetra Tech-ARD
- Faculty of Georgetown’s Earth Commons Institute, a hub for environmental and sustainability innovation, research and education to accelerate action on the most pressing issues of our earth
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