Young leaders are changing how our oceans are protected and governed, from coastal communities to the negotiating table.

As the High Seas Treaty moves towards implementation, challenges in Antarctic governance rapidly evolve, and the ocean’s role in shaping global climate impacts becomes impossible to ignore, this panel brings together youth expertise and leadership in marine science, grassroots advocacy and multilateral policy to explore what this means for the law.

Join us to explore how law shapes the ocean, how young people experience it, and how practitioners can back the next generation to change it.

Hear from our panel of expert speakers and NELA's volunteer & Australia Pacific Youth Climate Dialogue Delegate to walk through:
🌊 the intersection of oceans law
🌊 multilateralism &
🌊 regulatory developments,
as it impacts marine health & advocacy for young people.

Our Panel speakers are:
🌊 Surasma Lamichhane - High Seas Youth Ambassador 2026
🌊 Dekota Mark - Marine scientist & Healthy Ocean Coordinator at Environment Tasmania
🌊 Alyssa Seckinger-Crow - Australia’s 2026 High Seas Ambassador I 2026 World Ocean Day Youth Advisor
🌊 Briggita Gunawan - Founder 30x30 Indonesia & Diverseas | Conservation Biologist
🌊 Connor Shaw - Australia pacific Youth Climate Dialogue delegate & NELA volunteer

NELA members are free | Non-NELA members are $20

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