Advocacy
Changing the rules. Accelerating action.
From international negotiations to realities on the ground, we monitor the decisions shaping ocean protection and share the lessons from our expeditions to advance concrete and sustainable solutions.
Our approach
Solutions are also built on the ground
- FieldworkOur Mobulas collect with local teams
- DataEvery piece of waste is weighed, sorted, and documented
- DialogueWe share these facts with decision-makers
- SolutionsRules that work on the ground
Our dossiers
6 topics to understand the decisions that matter
Each dossier answers the same 4 questions: what is the issue, where do we stand, what is our position, and how do we contribute on the ground.
International decisions
Global Treaty Against Plastic Pollution
A global agreement to act on the entire life cycle of plastic. Where negotiations stand and why they are stalling.
Read the dossier ›In force since 17.01.2026High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)
Protecting marine life beyond borders: what the agreement provides and what will be decided in 01/2027.
Read the dossier ›Next: 06/2028, KoreaUnited Nations Ocean Conferences
Events that advance commitments for the ocean, provided their results are monitored.
Read the dossier ›Solutions and responsibilities
Plastic waste exports
Basel, European Union, Switzerland: what rules govern the export of our plastic waste?
Read the dossier ›Kota Kinabalu and AmbonLocal public policies
In Kota Kinabalu and Ambon, how our partnerships with authorities make solutions last.
Read the dossier ›Prevention and financingProducer responsibility and circular economy
Preventing, collecting, and recycling sustainably requires shared financing and responsibilities.
Read the dossier ›International Geneva
At the heart of ocean diplomacy
Geneva hosts many international organisations, and the global treaty against plastic pollution was negotiated there in 08/2025 (INC-5.2). An organizational session was held there in 02/2026 (INC-5.3): it allowed for the election of a new chair, without negotiations on the substance.
Based in the Canton of Geneva, we follow these discussions closely and share the lessons from our expeditions in Malaysia and Indonesia. We do not negotiate on behalf of states: our role is to inform the debate with facts from the field.
Coming up
Upcoming milestones
- 21.11.2026European Union: ban on exporting plastic waste to non-OECD countries. The dossier ›
- 01/11 to 22.01.2027New York: 1st Conference of the Parties to the High Seas Treaty. The dossier ›
- 03/13 to 24.03.2027Location to be confirmed: announced window for the next negotiation session of the plastic treaty (INC-5.4), details still to be specified. The dossier ›
- 06/2028Busan, South Korea: 4th United Nations Ocean Conference. The dossier ›
Dates verified on 03.11.2026 from official sources, and updated after each announcement.
