{
  "id": 14175038,
  "title": "Nairobi Convention adopts 15 decisions to strengthen ocean protection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/nairobi-convention-adopts-15-decisions-to-strengthen-ocean-protection",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:26:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/nairobi-convention-adopts-15-decisions-to-strengthen-ocean-protection/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 12th Conference of the Parties (COP12) of the Nairobi Convention, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, saw 10 contracting parties adopt 15 decisions aimed at strengthening marine conservation, tackling plastic pollution, and promoting sustainable blue-economy investments. These decisions, part of the Convention's 2025–2035 Integrated Work Programme, include a regional strategy to combat plastic pollution, measures to conserve and restore mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs, and a regional contingency plan for responding to major marine pollution incidents. The outcomes of the conference also call for stronger action against land-based sources of marine degradation and endorse measures to improve ocean governance, ecosystem monitoring, scientific cooperation, and digital tools for evidence-based decision-making. Tanzania's Vice-President, Deogratius John Ndejembi, emphasized that the Western Indian Ocean is a shared heritage and responsibility, urging for healthier oceans and more resilient societies.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}