Secretary-General Attends Youth and Innovation Forum on Side of 2022 UN Ocean Conference

Jason Momoa (left), Actor and Advocate on Oceans, attends the Youth and Innovation Forum on the side of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, held at Carcavelos Beach, outside of Lisbon, in Portugal. Mr. Momoa arrived on a boat to receive the Nature Baton from the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson. Momoa then handed the baton to youth representatives before they, in turn, passed it to the UN Secretary-General. The Nature Baton, a global collaboration for the ocean's wellbeing, has shone a spotlight on the need for action to save the world's ocean, and is a metaphor for the journey ocean champions have taken this year from Brest to Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly, to Palau for the Our Oceans Conference, and for World Environment Day in Stockholm, on the road to Lisbon.
Jason Momoa is designated the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Advocate for Life Below Water (27 June).

The Youth and Innovation Forum is a platform for advancing ocean action and implementing youth-led solutions based on SDG 14 targets. It is seeking to help young entrepreneurs and innovators scale up their initiatives, projects and ideas through professional training and matchmaking with mentors, investors, the private sector and government officials.