The American actor known for having embodied in the cinema the superhero of the seabed wishes to mobilize young people ahead of the UN conference on the oceans, which opens Monday in Lisbon.
American actor Jason Momoa, who plays the superhero Aquaman in the cinema, called on Sunday to act in favor of the preservation of marine resources, on the eve of the opening of a UN conference in Lisbon on the defense of the oceans.
“The oceans need us”declared the actor during an event which brought together near Lisbon a hundred young people from all over the world to discuss the actions to be taken to amplify and accelerate the action of the new generations in favor of the oceans. “We must seek to right the wrongs we have caused”, because “without a healthy ocean, our planet as we know it would not exist”, he recalled.
Progress too slow
Jason Momoa, who became famous thanks to his role as a superhero of the seas in the film Aquaman as well as in Justice League , took part in the closing session of the youth and innovation forum, which was held on Sunday on the beach of Carcavelos, about twenty kilometers from Lisbon. Also known for his role in season 1 of the fantasy series Game of Thrones as well as in Stargate Atlantisthe actor and a hundred young delegates from around the world were joined a little later by the Portuguese president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Also present, the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Portuguese Antonio Guterres, condemned on Sunday the slowness in the decision-making of political leaders to preserve the oceans. “We are moving too slowly”he regretted adding that it was time to “seriously condemn” this inertia and take action.
The UN Secretary General will participate from Monday in Lisbon in the United Nations conference on the oceans, organized jointly by Portugal and Kenya. Originally scheduled for April 2020, the conference had been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. From Monday, and until 1is July, heads of state, government representatives, business leaders, NGO leaders and scientists are expected in the Portuguese capital to discuss and propose solutions to preserve the oceans.