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High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Policy Brief

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This introductory brief's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. It is an easier read than the treaty itself.

A coral reef site in pristine condition has been opened to the eyes of the world in French Polynesia Photo: Alexis Rosenfeld #1Ocean
Pacific welcomes adoption of High Seas Treaty by UN
June 27, 2023

The world is another step closer to protecting 30 percent of the ocean after the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty was adopted by the United Nations in New York.

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sea turtle
Much still pending on how high seas sanctions will work
June 22, 2023

A new global treaty on the high seas will enable the creation of sanctuaries deemed vital for the oceans, but many questions remain unanswered. Among them: How can we protect marine areas far from the coast? Where will they be created, and when? 

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Pacific Island’s Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna.
Pacific calls for immediate ratification of High Seas Treaty
June 22, 2023

As the global community embrace the adoption of the new Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) treaty, the Pacific are calling on the international community to seize this milestone momentum and rally towards the haste ratification and for the signing to be held at the ma

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oceans
UN adopts world's first treaty to protect high seas biodiversity
June 21, 2023

The U.N.

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Manganese nodules on the Atlantic Ocean floor off the southeastern United States, discovered in 2019 during the Deep Sea Ventures pilot test. Credit: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
High Seas Treaty exempts deep-sea mining from stricter environmental rules
March 9, 2023

Deep-sea mining will be exempted from environmental impact assessment (EIA) measures established under a landmark international oceans treaty, a move campaigners fear could undermine protection for the seabed.

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Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
March 6, 2023

Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty places 30 percent of the seas into protected areas by 2030, aiming to safeguard and recuperate marine nature.

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