US EditionWhat Is the High Seas Treaty?
- The United Nations adopted the High Seas Treaty in June 2023 to protect marine life in international waters beyond national jurisdiction.
- The treaty follows growing threats from industrial fishing, pollution, climate change, and overfishing that endanger ocean biodiversity globally.
- It creates a legal framework to establish marine protected areas on the high seas and requires environmental impact assessments before authorizing potentially harmful activities.
- By June 2023, approximately 50 nations had formally approved the treaty, which requires 60 ratifications to become active, while the United States—though a signatory—does not anticipate moving forward with ratification.
- Once effective, the treaty could enhance ocean conservation, promote equitable resource sharing, and address rising extinction risks linked to human activities.
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The Straits TimesExplainer-What is the High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans?
By Virginia Furness
·Denver, United States
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The text, for the time being ratified by 31 countries (mainly European and Pacific) and the European Union, will enter into force 120 days after its 60th ratification.
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