US EditionUN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030
The treaty requires environmental impact assessments and aims to protect 30% of international waters by 2030, with 83 countries ratifying as of January 2026.
- A new United Nations biodiversity treaty aiming to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030 entered into force on Saturday.
- The treaty, which was ratified by 81 countries, will subject activities beyond national jurisdictions to environmental regulations and oversight.
- While focused on conservation, the treaty is expected to have geopolitical consequences, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
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After 15 years of negotiations, the UN Convention for the Protection of Biodiversity on the High Seas entered into force. It enables the creation of a global network of marine protected areas in the hitherto largely unregulated international waters.
After almost two decades of negotiations, the Treaty of the High Seas came into force. This is the first time in history that the international community has a legally binding framework that seeks to protect the oceans. This United Nations treaty (UN) seeks to regulate and protect waters outside national jurisdictions, that is, almost two thirds of the ocean. So far, a “freedom regime” with very little regulation on extractive activities operate…
The most important environmental legal document since the Paris Agreement has come into force. Its entry into force was celebrated in 13 countries by artists and activists, including Danijel Gamboc Gregorič, who painted a 45-meter-long graffiti on the Piran coast.
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By Annika Hammerschlag. The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters entered into force on Saturday, a landmark moment for ocean conservation after nearly two decades of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty will regulate almost half the Earth’s surface: the vast ocean areas beyond the control of any single country. These waters face increasing threats from destructive fishing practices, shipping, plast…
The agreement, which was adopted in June 2023 and has since been ratified by 83 countries, is intended, inter alia, to create marine protected areas in international waters.
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