US EditionNations ratify the world’s first treaty to protect international waters
The treaty sets legally binding rules to conserve marine biodiversity and regulate activities like deep-sea mining, aiming to protect 30% of oceans by 2030, with 60 countries ratifying it.
- Morocco became the 60th nation to ratify the High Seas Treaty, which will protect marine diversity in international waters starting early next year.
- The treaty creates a legal framework for establishing marine protected areas and addresses destructive activities like overfishing, climate change, and deep-sea mining.
- Experts caution that enforcement issues may arise if major players like the U.S. and China do not ratify, which could weaken the treaty's effectiveness.
- Small island nations like Vanuatu view the treaty as a crucial step for their inclusion in ocean-related decisions.
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Now ratified, the Treaty for the Protection of the High Seas will enter into force in January 2026. It will provide means of action for the conservation and management of marine biodiversity, in the vast part of the oceans that nobody owns. It is not in a position to prevent the exploitation of the seabed.
15 years of negotiations, another 2.5 years for necessary accessions: a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans has taken another hurdle.
High seas treaty 101 — what it covers, why it matters, and how it could reshape the future of the world’s oceans
NEW YORK, Sept 21 — The high seas treaty aims to protect marine life in ocean waters worldwide that no country can claim as its own.The treaty, which UN members states adopted in June 2023, is set to take effect under international law in January 2026 after enough countries passed the bar for ratification on Friday.Here are the key points:International watersThe treaty covers international waters that fall outside any single country’s exclusive …
Environmental organisations are talking about a milestone: after two and a half years, the UN Convention on the Protection of the Seas has enough ratifications. It is planned to take effect in January. Germany wants to follow up, a law is still missing.
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Because sufficient countries are now participating in the treaty, the agreements in the UN agreement on the protection of the high seas can be put into practice.
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