The biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement, also referred to as the High Seas Treaty, is moving closer to enforcement, and countries are meeting from 24 to 26 June as part of a United Nations preparatory commission to discuss the ...
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws. The U.N. Convention on th...
Through his Spokesperson, Guterres said the treaty is crucial for addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.Tags:UN agrees high seas treaty to protect ocean lifePost navigation Taiwan warns of China military’s ‘sudden entry’ close to island Pakistan...
Members of the United Nations (UN) adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas on Monday, which environmental experts believe is a significant step forward for protecting a wide range of the Earth's biodiversity at a time when climate change and water pollution are ...
How much control will authorities have over operations to ensure environmental protection of marine habitats far from coastlines, or will it turn into a wild high seas free-for-all? The answer seems to be: the new High Seas Treaty is powerless. ...
United Nations— The United Nations on Monday adopted the first-ever legally binding internationaltreaty governing the high seas. Known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, orBBNJ, but widely referred to as the High Seas Treaty, the measure approved by the 193 U.N. ...
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, concluding two weeks of talks in New York.
Marlow explains that “once this treaty goes into effect, any kind of profit that is extracted from the biodiversity of the high seas will be subject to a profit-sharing regime to be determined, but those benefits will hopefully be shared in a more equitable way than they have been in the...
The New United Nations High Seas Treaty: A PrimerLaw of the SeaHigh SeasBBNJBiodiversityThis short Insights piece provides an introductory overview to the United Nations' developing Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty, which wouSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
“Senior academics in the field of international marine law commonly have very traditional ideas about the freedom of the seas, which will obstruct the talks,” says Xue, adding that some delegations do not recognise the concept of high seas biodiversity. ...