
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reaffirmed the country’s leadership in global ocean governance at a High Seas Treaty roundtable in New York. Speaking at a side event hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Prime Minister Rabuka highlighted the need for stronger cooperation among coastal states to implement the BBNJ Treaty, which Fiji ratified in June this year and which entered into force this week. He also outlined Fiji’s National Ocean Policy, aiming to manage 100 percent of its waters and designate 30 percent as marine protected areas by 2030.
Original Article: Fiji - PM reaffirms commitment to ocean conservation