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The Convention on the High Seas is an international treaty which codifies the rules of international law relating to the high seas, otherwise known as international waters. [1] The convention was one of four treaties created at the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( UNCLOS I ). [ 2 ]
The United Nations agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction or BBNJ Agreement, also referred to by some stakeholders as the High Seas Treaty or Global Ocean Treaty, [2] is a legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. [3]
UNCLOS replaced the four treaties of the 1958 Convention on the High Seas. UNCLOS came into force in 1994, a year after Guyana became the 60th nation to ratify the treaty. [ 1 ] In 2023, agreement was reached on a High Seas Treaty to be added as an instrument of the convention, to protect ocean life in international waters.
The U.N. treaty will only go into effect when it has been ratified by 60 countries. Greenpeace said that needs to happen before 2025 if there is any hope of achieving the "30 by 30" target ...
Members of the United Nations adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas on Monday, with the U.N.'s chief hailing the historic agreement as giving the ocean “a ...
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet’s surface. (AP Photo ...
[6] [11] The treaty is seen as an important first step towards conserving 30 per cent of the world's land and sea by 2030, a goal set as part of 30 by 30 in December 2023. [9] [4] [12] [13] The treaty was then adopted in June 2023 by the entire UN membership and now needs to be signed and ratified by member countries. If 60 countries ratify the ...
The U.N. has adopted the world's first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, U.N. Secretary ...