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Nations ratify the world’s first treaty to protect international waters
The treaty establishes binding rules to conserve over 60% of the ocean, aiming to protect marine biodiversity and regulate activities like deep-sea mining and overfishing.
- Morocco became the 60th nation to sign the High Seas Treaty, enabling it to take effect next year.
- The High Seas Treaty is the first legal framework for protecting biodiversity in international waters.
- The treaty supports the '30x30' target, aiming to protect 30% of the planet's land and sea by 2030.
- For small island nations like Vanuatu, the treaty signifies increased inclusion in global decisions.
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Historic high seas treaty set to safeguard 60pc of the world’s oceans by 2026
New York, Sept 20 — A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world’s oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems.The move by Morocco and Sierra Leone to join the UN treaty on the high seas clinched the threshold of at least 60 ratifications needed to enact it as international law.The law aims to protect biodiverse areas in …
A global treaty to protect the oceans and repair damage to marine life will soon enter into force. Morocco has become the sixtieth country to ratify the treaty, bringing the number of countries that have signed up to it to take effect starting in January. The treaty has a long history. Discussions began twenty years ago, and an agreement was reached only two years ago. The High Seas Treaty paves the way for designating international waters as ma…
The law seeks to protect marine areas located outside the exclusive economic zones of states.
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Noticias ao MinutoMuch promoted by ocean defenders, the document will give the world an open instrument aimed at protecting vital marine ecosystems for mankind.
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