High Seas Treaty: Protecting Marine Biodiversity

by name voted on 24.04.2024

Summary

The European Parliament recommends approving a new international treaty to protect marine life in the high seas, ensuring fair resource sharing and better ocean governance.

9 24.04.2024

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justice

environment

human rights

international relations

Key points

The agreement aims to protect the high seas, which represent about 64% of the ocean's surface and 95% of its volume.
It provides a mechanism to establish Marine Protected Areas to help meet the global target of protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030.
New rules will require environmental impact assessments to evaluate how human activities affect the marine environment.
The treaty promotes equity by facilitating technology transfer and capacity building for developing countries.

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Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

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