Jason Momoa Named UNEP’s Official Advocate For Life Below Water, Hopes To ‘Protect And Conserve The Ocean’

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Jason Momoa has taken on a new honorary role as the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Adovocate for Life Below Water. The actor was crowned the title on Monday during The UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon where roughly 7,000 ocean advocates, including several Heads of State and environmental activists, will “advance progress on science-based solutions to ensure better management and conservation of the ocean and its resources.” Momoa received the Nature Baton from the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson, which he called one of his “greatest honours.” READ MORE: Jason Momoa And Eiza Gonzalez Break Up, ‘Looking For Different Things,’ Source Says The “Aquaman” actor, who plays the role of protector of the deep, has been trusted to fight for the threatened-life of the ocean, not only onscreen, but in real life too with his new UN title. “With this designation, I hope to continue my own journey to protect and conserve the ocean and all living things on our beautiful blue planet, for our generation and the generations to come,” Momoa, 42, said, describing the humbling responsibility.

Growing up on the beautiful island of Hawaii, one of the world’s most beautiful archipelagos, has made Momoa feel deeply connected to the ocean and respectful of nature throughout his entire life. “For me, the ocean is an ancient teacher, a guide and a muse.

It is also existential. Without a healthy ocean, life on our planet as we know it would not exist,” he said. READ MORE: Jason Momoa Fought To Keep Amber Heard In ‘Aquaman 2’, According To New Testimony The actor was “so grateful” to be supported by his daughters Lola Iolani, 14, and Nakoa-Wolf, 13, whom he thanked on his Instagram “for standing with your papa” on such an