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The non-profit organisation The Ocean and Us has partnered with the professional offshore sailing Team Malizia to rally support for a moratorium on deep-sea mining and secure the protection of the High Seas, our global commons.

 Whilst competing in the toughest offshore races, 

 is dedicated to raising awareness about Ocean protection, collecting valuable Ocean data from the most remote areas of the world, and inspiring ambitious climate action. Today, Team Malizia is thrilled to announce its collaboration with 

, a key partner in the ocean advocacy world, thus furthering its 

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mission. This collaboration comes as The Ocean and Us is launching the Ocean Hope Expedition, a project connecting people to the Ocean and building collective resistance to 

, before the International Seabed Authority meets in July 2025 to decide whether to open the High Seas to mining.

Momentum to stop deep-sea mining is growing. Twenty-seven governments are calling for a moratorium or a pause on deep-sea mining, as are hundreds of civil society groups, scientists, financial institutions as well as many tech and electric vehicle companies demonstrating that metals from the deep-sea are not needed for the energy transition. Despite this momentum, time is running out.

“We have lost over two thirds of global wildlife and each one of us is feeling the impacts of the climate crisis”, explains 

. “We cannot afford to embark on a new form of ecocide. The good news is this is an industry that has not yet started and for which global resistance is growing. I am therefore thrilled to partner with Team Malizia to bring hope and importantly empowerment to all and stop this next disaster from starting. Together with Team Malizia and others across the sports, music and art world, we can ramp up support to stop this reckless industry.”

“As sailors, we spend a large part of our time on the High Seas, providing a window to the world on this often overlooked yet significant part of our planet”, comments 

. “With our sport comes a responsibility to be stewards of the Ocean. We can no longer leave Ocean conservation to scientists and activists alone. We must have all hands on deck to protect the global Ocean and prevent deep-sea mining from starting.”

Although they are now officially announcing their partnership, Team Malizia and The Ocean and Us have already joined forces several times this past year. Most recently, Farah Obaidullah and Boris Herrmann participated in a 

. The event was co-organised by Team Malizia and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment as part of the sailing team’s Ocean conference series. The event featured high-level speakers, scientists, and Ocean advocates, and was endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Later this year Farah Obaidullah will embark on 

, travelling down the western coast of the Americas from Alaska to Chile and engaging with key stakeholders to gather support for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining. Along the way, local, regional and international personalities from the worlds of music, sailing, art, conservation and government will join her to spark conversations and unite to prevent this next disaster from happening. The journey will be chronicled on YouTube and other social media to gain worldwide support. 

Boris Herrmann (left) and Farah Obaidullah (fourth from the left) at the Malizia panel debate in New York on the urgency to protect the High Seas this 23rd May

Boris Herrmann (left) and Farah Obaidullah (fourth from the left) at the Malizia panel debate in New York on the urgency to protect the High Seas this 23rd May ©️ Dani Devine / Team Malizia

The Ocean and Us is registered in the Netherlands with a mission to secure healthy oceans for the sake of human survival and wellbeing, and as a moral duty to all living beings. It believes that in order to accelerate ocean solutions, the diversity of people working around the world for the ocean must be promoted. 

Farah Obaidullah is a long time ocean advocate, the founder of The Ocean and Us and Women4Oceans. In 2023 Farah launched a petition calling on world leaders to secure a moratorium on deep-sea mining. 340,000 signatures were collected in the first two months and delivered to the Dutch Parliament. As a Greenpeace veteran, Farah has successfully led and executed ocean campaigns on land and at sea around the world. Farah is also the editor of the book The Ocean and Us, a first of its kind, exploring all the ways our lives interact with the ocean. 

To learn more, receive sponsorship packages and support The Ocean Hope Expedition, contact The Ocean and Us at info@theoceanandus.org , or visit the dedicated donation page at 

https://donorbox.org/support-ocean-and-us

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 mission is only possible due to the strong and long-lasting commitment from its 

: Hapag-Lloyd, Schütz, the Yacht Club de Monaco, EFG International, Zurich Group Germany, Kuehne+Nagel, and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. These partners band behind Team Malizia to support its campaign, each of them working towards projects in their own field to innovate around climate solutions.

Team Malizia and The Ocean and Us have been working together several times over the past year, including in New York this spring

Team Malizia and The Ocean and Us have been working together several times over the past year, including in New York this spring © Farah Obaidullah / The Ocean and Us

Team Malizia carries its A Race We Must Win - Climate Action Now! slogan on its sails and measures valuable Ocean data to help further research as they race around the world

slogan on its sails and measures valuable Ocean data to help further research as they race around the world ©️ Antoine Auriol / Team Malizia