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Lisbon — Portuguese police expelled Greenpeace activists from the United Nations Marine Conference facility in Lisbon on Thursday as they attempted to launch protests in support of powerful actions to save the world's oceans and marine life. rice field.
Approximately 7,000 representatives, including heads of state, scientists and NGOs, attended the meeting to assess the progress of the implementation of UN directives to protect marine life. French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the event on Thursday.
Ten Greenpeace activists from different countries put large stickers on signs outside the venue with messages such as "killed by political inaction" and "protecting the sea". I tried, but the policeman stopped the action and pushed it out.
"While activists are trying to protest peacefully outside the conference hall, as we say, real predators, sea destroyers, deplete the sea. It's shocking to be doing, "said Laura of Greenpeace, Meller.
When activists were prevented from demonstrating, police officers told them: "It's a fair fight, but not here, okay?"
Meller And other activists are calling on UN member states to summarize their actions and reach an agreement on a long-awaited treaty to protect the open sea from environmentally harmful exploitation outside the jurisdiction of the country.
Lisbon is the last major political rally before the final treaty negotiations in August. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that "selfishness" in some countries has hampered efforts to reach an agreement. (Report by Catalina Demony, Migeu Pereira, Pedro Nunes, edited by Mark Heinrick in Lisbon)
