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Top Civil Servant to Speak at London Conference on the Ocean

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Top Civil Servant to Speak at London Conference on the Ocean

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The Royal Gazette

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Owain Johnston-Barnes

Director of Environmental Protection Dr Fred Ming will represent Bermuda next week in London as part of a campaign to protect the ocean.

On May 19, Dr Ming is scheduled to take part in Project Ocean, spearheaded by London-based retailer Selfridges and the Zoological Society of London.

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“The challenge of protecting such a vast expanse of ocean is breathtaking, but we are fortunate to have the Pew Environment Group, a major independent environmental non-profit organisation, offering to work with the Bermuda Government to establish a large marine reserve somewhere within our exclusive economic zone.”

Read the full article, Top Civil Servant to Speak at London Conference on the Ocean, on The Royal Gazette website.

 

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