UK Finally Ratifies High Seas Treaty to Protect the World’s Oceans

UK finally ratifies High Seas Treaty to protect the World’s oceans

The UK has formally ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, more than three years after signing the landmark agreement and months after it entered into force internationally, following criticism that the government had been slow to complete the process. The treaty, officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, creates the first international legal framework for establishing marine protected areas in international …

UK Ratifies High Seas Treaty to Strengthen Ocean Protection - UK Fishing Industry - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News

UK ratifies High Seas Treaty, enabling marine protected areas beyond national waters and strengthening global ocean protection efforts. The UK has formally ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, becoming one of a growing number of countries to adopt the landmark international treaty designed to protect marine biodiversity across nearly two-thirds of the wor…

World’s ocean to be better protected as UK ratifies landmark treaty

UK ratifies the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement.

UK ratifies landmark UN ocean protection treaty

Rebecca Speare-Cole, Press Association Sustainability Reporter Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has signed the document required for the UK to officially ratify a landmark United Nations ocean protection treaty, the Government has announced. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement – or “High Seas Treaty” – aims to help safeguard delicate ecosystems across international waters, which […] The post UK ratifies landmark UN ocea…

'A healthy ocean is essential': Government to formally ratify High Seas Treaty

Foreign Secretary signs documents allowing the UK to formally ratify landmark ocean agreement in New York this afternoon