Lewis Pugh Foundation
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Protecting our oceans for a peaceful and sustainable future. #30x30 🏊♂️🦈🌍
https://lewispughfoundation.org/campaign/shark-swim-2025/
https://lewispughfoundation.org/campaign/shark-swim-2025/
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Superpollutants are responsible for 45% of global warming to date, wreaking havoc on the planet & our health.
Meet Methane, Tropospheric Ozone, and Black Carbon, and discover how you can do your part to stop them, smash them, and take back our planet: www.unep.org/interactives...
#ClimateSummit
Meet Methane, Tropospheric Ozone, and Black Carbon, and discover how you can do your part to stop them, smash them, and take back our planet: www.unep.org/interactives...
#ClimateSummit
September 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Superpollutants are responsible for 45% of global warming to date, wreaking havoc on the planet & our health.
Meet Methane, Tropospheric Ozone, and Black Carbon, and discover how you can do your part to stop them, smash them, and take back our planet: www.unep.org/interactives...
#ClimateSummit
Meet Methane, Tropospheric Ozone, and Black Carbon, and discover how you can do your part to stop them, smash them, and take back our planet: www.unep.org/interactives...
#ClimateSummit
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📺 In this video, Johan Rockström explains the key findings of the 2025 Planetary Health Check: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPV...
Official Planetary Health Check 2025 with Johan Rockström
YouTube video by Planetary Boundaries Science
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📺 In this video, Johan Rockström explains the key findings of the 2025 Planetary Health Check: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPV...
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Nearly 300 swimmers took over the Chicago River this weekend — the first open-water race there in almost 100 years.
Congratulations to all in Chicago who worked tirelessly for many years to get the river to this point.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/21/c...
#ChicagoRiver #ALongSwim
Congratulations to all in Chicago who worked tirelessly for many years to get the river to this point.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/21/c...
#ChicagoRiver #ALongSwim
Swimmers compete in 1st official Chicago River race in nearly a century: ‘Really an incredible experience’
The race raised money for ALS and celebrated the Chicago River’s recovery from its polluted past.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Nearly 300 swimmers took over the Chicago River this weekend — the first open-water race there in almost 100 years.
Congratulations to all in Chicago who worked tirelessly for many years to get the river to this point.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/21/c...
#ChicagoRiver #ALongSwim
Congratulations to all in Chicago who worked tirelessly for many years to get the river to this point.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/21/c...
#ChicagoRiver #ALongSwim
📷 Fantastic milestone: 60 nations have now ratified the #HighSeasTreaty, clearing the way for it to enter into force in January.
At last there is a legal framework to protect biodiversity in waters beyond the jurisdiction of any nation.
Read more: apnews.com/article/high...
#30x30 #BBNJ
At last there is a legal framework to protect biodiversity in waters beyond the jurisdiction of any nation.
Read more: apnews.com/article/high...
#30x30 #BBNJ
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📷 Fantastic milestone: 60 nations have now ratified the #HighSeasTreaty, clearing the way for it to enter into force in January.
At last there is a legal framework to protect biodiversity in waters beyond the jurisdiction of any nation.
Read more: apnews.com/article/high...
#30x30 #BBNJ
At last there is a legal framework to protect biodiversity in waters beyond the jurisdiction of any nation.
Read more: apnews.com/article/high...
#30x30 #BBNJ
25 years in the making, the WTO’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies has finally come into force.
www.wto.org/english/news...
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
www.wto.org/english/news...
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
September 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
25 years in the making, the WTO’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies has finally come into force.
www.wto.org/english/news...
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
www.wto.org/english/news...
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
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The Montreal Protocol has successfully eliminated 99% of ozone-depleting substances.
But how do we ensure the ozone layer keeps healing?
This #WorldOzoneDay, discover how scientists track every leak with air flasks and precision instruments.: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
@unepozone.bsky.social
But how do we ensure the ozone layer keeps healing?
This #WorldOzoneDay, discover how scientists track every leak with air flasks and precision instruments.: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
@unepozone.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Montreal Protocol has successfully eliminated 99% of ozone-depleting substances.
But how do we ensure the ozone layer keeps healing?
This #WorldOzoneDay, discover how scientists track every leak with air flasks and precision instruments.: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
@unepozone.bsky.social
But how do we ensure the ozone layer keeps healing?
This #WorldOzoneDay, discover how scientists track every leak with air flasks and precision instruments.: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
@unepozone.bsky.social
Dolphins bring joy to us all.
On #WorldDolphinDay we should remember that bycatch, overfishing, pollution and other human influences mean many species are now endangered — some critically. 🐬💔
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
On #WorldDolphinDay we should remember that bycatch, overfishing, pollution and other human influences mean many species are now endangered — some critically. 🐬💔
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
September 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Dolphins bring joy to us all.
On #WorldDolphinDay we should remember that bycatch, overfishing, pollution and other human influences mean many species are now endangered — some critically. 🐬💔
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
On #WorldDolphinDay we should remember that bycatch, overfishing, pollution and other human influences mean many species are now endangered — some critically. 🐬💔
#OceanAdvocacy #30x30
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Antarctica is losing about 136 billion tons of ice mass per year, and Greenland is losing 267 billion tons.
As glaciers melt, our fresh water supplies diminish, threatening communities worldwide.
We must amplify #Glaciers2025. The time to act is now.
As glaciers melt, our fresh water supplies diminish, threatening communities worldwide.
We must amplify #Glaciers2025. The time to act is now.
September 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Antarctica is losing about 136 billion tons of ice mass per year, and Greenland is losing 267 billion tons.
As glaciers melt, our fresh water supplies diminish, threatening communities worldwide.
We must amplify #Glaciers2025. The time to act is now.
As glaciers melt, our fresh water supplies diminish, threatening communities worldwide.
We must amplify #Glaciers2025. The time to act is now.
Did you know that -
🌎There are over 117 million lakes, covering nearly 4% of land.
🚰Although most freshwater is stored in glaciers and underground, lakes contain about 90% of the world’s surface supply, making them vital sources of accessible water.
#WorldLakeDay
(Artwork: Arthur Heming)
🌎There are over 117 million lakes, covering nearly 4% of land.
🚰Although most freshwater is stored in glaciers and underground, lakes contain about 90% of the world’s surface supply, making them vital sources of accessible water.
#WorldLakeDay
(Artwork: Arthur Heming)
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Did you know that -
🌎There are over 117 million lakes, covering nearly 4% of land.
🚰Although most freshwater is stored in glaciers and underground, lakes contain about 90% of the world’s surface supply, making them vital sources of accessible water.
#WorldLakeDay
(Artwork: Arthur Heming)
🌎There are over 117 million lakes, covering nearly 4% of land.
🚰Although most freshwater is stored in glaciers and underground, lakes contain about 90% of the world’s surface supply, making them vital sources of accessible water.
#WorldLakeDay
(Artwork: Arthur Heming)
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Our oceans face unprecedented challenges. It's time to work to restore oceans & coasts by:
🌊 Protecting and restoring coral reefs & mangroves & other key habitats
🌊 Reducing pressure on them
🌊 #BeatPollution
Join #GenerationRestoration: www.decadeonrestoration.org/types-ecosys... #WorldWaterWeek
🌊 Protecting and restoring coral reefs & mangroves & other key habitats
🌊 Reducing pressure on them
🌊 #BeatPollution
Join #GenerationRestoration: www.decadeonrestoration.org/types-ecosys... #WorldWaterWeek
August 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Our oceans face unprecedented challenges. It's time to work to restore oceans & coasts by:
🌊 Protecting and restoring coral reefs & mangroves & other key habitats
🌊 Reducing pressure on them
🌊 #BeatPollution
Join #GenerationRestoration: www.decadeonrestoration.org/types-ecosys... #WorldWaterWeek
🌊 Protecting and restoring coral reefs & mangroves & other key habitats
🌊 Reducing pressure on them
🌊 #BeatPollution
Join #GenerationRestoration: www.decadeonrestoration.org/types-ecosys... #WorldWaterWeek
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Lakes play a key role in maintaining biodiversity, offering a habitat for countless species of fish, plants, and wildlife.
But lakes are affected by overuse, pollution & climate change.
On 27 August join us in marking the 1st edition of #WorldLakeDay: 🔗 www.un.org/en/observanc...
But lakes are affected by overuse, pollution & climate change.
On 27 August join us in marking the 1st edition of #WorldLakeDay: 🔗 www.un.org/en/observanc...
August 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Lakes play a key role in maintaining biodiversity, offering a habitat for countless species of fish, plants, and wildlife.
But lakes are affected by overuse, pollution & climate change.
On 27 August join us in marking the 1st edition of #WorldLakeDay: 🔗 www.un.org/en/observanc...
But lakes are affected by overuse, pollution & climate change.
On 27 August join us in marking the 1st edition of #WorldLakeDay: 🔗 www.un.org/en/observanc...
“Purpose will get you in the water, but it won’t keep you in the water.”
Lewis shared this story, and more, on the VoLo Climate Correction podcast.
🎧 Listen here: volofoundation.org/podcast/into...
With thanks to the @volofoundation.bsky.social for hosting
Lewis shared this story, and more, on the VoLo Climate Correction podcast.
🎧 Listen here: volofoundation.org/podcast/into...
With thanks to the @volofoundation.bsky.social for hosting
August 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“Purpose will get you in the water, but it won’t keep you in the water.”
Lewis shared this story, and more, on the VoLo Climate Correction podcast.
🎧 Listen here: volofoundation.org/podcast/into...
With thanks to the @volofoundation.bsky.social for hosting
Lewis shared this story, and more, on the VoLo Climate Correction podcast.
🎧 Listen here: volofoundation.org/podcast/into...
With thanks to the @volofoundation.bsky.social for hosting
A flotilla of swordfish, a shiver of sharks or an audience of squid... Which is your favourite? 🤩👇🐡
#didyouknow #collectivenouns #animalsofinstagram #oceananimals #names #oceanlife
#didyouknow #collectivenouns #animalsofinstagram #oceananimals #names #oceanlife
August 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A flotilla of swordfish, a shiver of sharks or an audience of squid... Which is your favourite? 🤩👇🐡
#didyouknow #collectivenouns #animalsofinstagram #oceananimals #names #oceanlife
#didyouknow #collectivenouns #animalsofinstagram #oceananimals #names #oceanlife
It's Marine Protected Areas Day.
MPAs are effective in -
🐟Safeguarding biodiversity
🪸Protecting food security
🌻Building climate resilience
The world has pledged to protect 30% by 2030.
Sustained pressure, ambition, and focus are critical if we’re to achieve the #30x30 goal.
#MPADay
MPAs are effective in -
🐟Safeguarding biodiversity
🪸Protecting food security
🌻Building climate resilience
The world has pledged to protect 30% by 2030.
Sustained pressure, ambition, and focus are critical if we’re to achieve the #30x30 goal.
#MPADay
August 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
We believe that swimmers should be protectors of the sea.
That’s why we’re teaming up with SwimTrek to safeguard the waters we love.
👉Read more: lewispughfoundation.org/new-partners...
@lewispugh.bsky.social
That’s why we’re teaming up with SwimTrek to safeguard the waters we love.
👉Read more: lewispughfoundation.org/new-partners...
@lewispugh.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We believe that swimmers should be protectors of the sea.
That’s why we’re teaming up with SwimTrek to safeguard the waters we love.
👉Read more: lewispughfoundation.org/new-partners...
@lewispugh.bsky.social
That’s why we’re teaming up with SwimTrek to safeguard the waters we love.
👉Read more: lewispughfoundation.org/new-partners...
@lewispugh.bsky.social
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Happy Shark Awareness Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG)! This year we are putting the spotlight on mobulid rays.
Join us for a day of celebration and awareness-raising! Please use hashtags #SharkAwarenessDay and #mobulidrays
Join us for a day of celebration and awareness-raising! Please use hashtags #SharkAwarenessDay and #mobulidrays
July 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Shark Awareness Day from the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG)! This year we are putting the spotlight on mobulid rays.
Join us for a day of celebration and awareness-raising! Please use hashtags #SharkAwarenessDay and #mobulidrays
Join us for a day of celebration and awareness-raising! Please use hashtags #SharkAwarenessDay and #mobulidrays
Today is #sharkawarenessday. Sharks are essential for biodiversity. Here’s how:
🦈 They regulate fish populations
🐟 They prevent prey species from overgrazing habitats
🌿 They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds
🌊 They keep marine food webs in balance
#ForCoral
🦈 They regulate fish populations
🐟 They prevent prey species from overgrazing habitats
🌿 They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds
🌊 They keep marine food webs in balance
#ForCoral
July 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Today is #sharkawarenessday. Sharks are essential for biodiversity. Here’s how:
🦈 They regulate fish populations
🐟 They prevent prey species from overgrazing habitats
🌿 They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds
🌊 They keep marine food webs in balance
#ForCoral
🦈 They regulate fish populations
🐟 They prevent prey species from overgrazing habitats
🌿 They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds
🌊 They keep marine food webs in balance
#ForCoral
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A hundred years ago, the Seine was declared too polluted to swim in. Today, it’s open again. A reminder that with investment and political will, rivers can be brought back to life. In the end, it’s a choice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
River Seine: Waters reopens to swimmers after century-long ban
For the first time in more than 100 years people will be able to swim legally in three sections of the river.
www.bbc.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
A hundred years ago, the Seine was declared too polluted to swim in. Today, it’s open again. A reminder that with investment and political will, rivers can be brought back to life. In the end, it’s a choice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🌊 The future of our ocean depends on sharks 🦈. That’s why the GEF supported @lewispugh.bsky.social's challenging swim around Martha’s Vineyard to raise awareness for their protection. Over the past 30 years, the GEF has invested $2B in #ocean conservation worldwide.
www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo...
www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo...
July 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🌊 The future of our ocean depends on sharks 🦈. That’s why the GEF supported @lewispugh.bsky.social's challenging swim around Martha’s Vineyard to raise awareness for their protection. Over the past 30 years, the GEF has invested $2B in #ocean conservation worldwide.
www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo...
www.thegef.org/newsroom/blo...
The ocean gave birth to life, and it has been a cradle of biodiversity ever since. Types of marine organisms 🪼👇🐢
#seacreatures #oceancreatures #oceanlife #animalsofinstagram #oceanfacts
#seacreatures #oceancreatures #oceanlife #animalsofinstagram #oceanfacts
July 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The ocean gave birth to life, and it has been a cradle of biodiversity ever since. Types of marine organisms 🪼👇🐢
#seacreatures #oceancreatures #oceanlife #animalsofinstagram #oceanfacts
#seacreatures #oceancreatures #oceanlife #animalsofinstagram #oceanfacts
Shy like a thresher shark, misunderstood like a great white or calm and collected like a reef shark, which shark are you today?
Click the screen to find out 🦈👆
#sharksofinstagram #shark #sharklover #sharklove #whichsharkareyou #sharkconservation #sharksarefriend
Click the screen to find out 🦈👆
#sharksofinstagram #shark #sharklover #sharklove #whichsharkareyou #sharkconservation #sharksarefriend
June 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Shy like a thresher shark, misunderstood like a great white or calm and collected like a reef shark, which shark are you today?
Click the screen to find out 🦈👆
#sharksofinstagram #shark #sharklover #sharklove #whichsharkareyou #sharkconservation #sharksarefriend
Click the screen to find out 🦈👆
#sharksofinstagram #shark #sharklover #sharklove #whichsharkareyou #sharkconservation #sharksarefriend
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Humans kill ≈274,000 sharks every single day.
@lewispugh.bsky.social recently completed #TheSharkSwim: a 96km odyssey around Martha’s Vineyard to challenge fear-driven perceptions of🦈.
Changing the narrative one swimming stroke at a time:
🎥 shorturl.at/KpyaM
📷 @lewispughfdn.bsky.social
@lewispugh.bsky.social recently completed #TheSharkSwim: a 96km odyssey around Martha’s Vineyard to challenge fear-driven perceptions of🦈.
Changing the narrative one swimming stroke at a time:
🎥 shorturl.at/KpyaM
📷 @lewispughfdn.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Humans kill ≈274,000 sharks every single day.
@lewispugh.bsky.social recently completed #TheSharkSwim: a 96km odyssey around Martha’s Vineyard to challenge fear-driven perceptions of🦈.
Changing the narrative one swimming stroke at a time:
🎥 shorturl.at/KpyaM
📷 @lewispughfdn.bsky.social
@lewispugh.bsky.social recently completed #TheSharkSwim: a 96km odyssey around Martha’s Vineyard to challenge fear-driven perceptions of🦈.
Changing the narrative one swimming stroke at a time:
🎥 shorturl.at/KpyaM
📷 @lewispughfdn.bsky.social
Instead of celebrating Jaws the movie, why not celebrate sharks — the real stars of the ocean?
All profits go towards our shark advocacy.
Educate, Respect, Protect.
🦈 Wear your support 🦈
#JawsAnniversary #Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim #ProtectWhatYouLove #SharkFest
All profits go towards our shark advocacy.
Educate, Respect, Protect.
🦈 Wear your support 🦈
#JawsAnniversary #Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim #ProtectWhatYouLove #SharkFest
June 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Instead of celebrating Jaws the movie, why not celebrate sharks — the real stars of the ocean?
All profits go towards our shark advocacy.
Educate, Respect, Protect.
🦈 Wear your support 🦈
#JawsAnniversary #Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim #ProtectWhatYouLove #SharkFest
All profits go towards our shark advocacy.
Educate, Respect, Protect.
🦈 Wear your support 🦈
#JawsAnniversary #Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim #ProtectWhatYouLove #SharkFest
Today marks 50 years since Jaws premiered. It's time to stop treating sharks as villains, says @lewispugh.bsky.social
#Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
#Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Will we need a bigger boat? Martha's Vineyard awash in 'Jaws' at 50 mania
Amid a feeding frenzy of interest in the 50-year movie milestone, the island is celebrating and educating on all things sharks.
www.usatoday.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Today marks 50 years since Jaws premiered. It's time to stop treating sharks as villains, says @lewispugh.bsky.social
#Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
#Jaws50 #TheSharkSwim
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...