After almost twenty years of negotiations of 193, the countries that are part of the UN adopted a historical agreement that protects the marine bio -rubber in areas outside of national jurisdiction, according to the organization’s website.
more than 2/3 of the oceans fall under the action of the document.
The UN Secretary General Antoniu Gutherrish praised international cooperation, which made it possible to combine efforts to protect the oceans. According to him, “threats hanging over the planet do not know national borders, and work on the agreement demonstrated that countries are able to act as a united front for the sake of a common good.”
Based on the principles laid down in the UN Convention on the Law, the Agreement significantly strengthens the legal framework to protect the two -thirds of the world ocean. In particular, it sets the necessary framework for international and interagency cooperation on the development of the ocean and its resources.
Effective and timely implementation of the Agreement will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the objectives related to the ocean in the field of sustainable development and the Kunmin-Monreal global framework program in the field of biodiversity.
Toxic chemicals and millions of tons of plastic waste, coastal ecosystems are flooded, killing fish, sea turtles, sea birds and marine mammals, or by causing significant damage to them. In addition, dangerous particles fall into the products that a person feeds on.
The agreement imposes liability to those who pollute the ocean and establish mechanisms to resolve possible disputes. In accordance with the provisions of the document, with any planned activity in the waters outside their national jurisdiction, the parties are required to evaluate the potential impact of their actions on the environment.
According to the UN, more than one third of the world’s reserves of fish is subjected to excessive operation. The agreement provides for the expansion of international cooperation to combat this phenomenon.
Global warming leads to a further increase in temperature in the ocean, causing more frequent and strong storms, increasing sea level and salinization of coastal lands.
The agreement proposes an integrated approach to the Ocean Management, increasing the stability of its ecosystems in the face of adverse consequences of climate change and ocean acidification.
The document has been opened for signing within two years starting on September 20, 2023. It will enter into force after it is ratified by 60 states.
, no later than a year after its entry into force, the general secretary will need to convene the first meeting of the conference of the parties to the agreement.