The world's first international treaty to protect the high seas is due to be adopted on Monday at the United Nations.
Following four years of official negotiations, UN member states finally agreed on the text for the treaty in March after a flurry of final, marathon talks.NEW YORK - The world's first international treaty to protect the high seas is due to be adopted Monday at the United Nations, a historic environmental accord designed to protect remote ecosystems vital to mankind.
Following more than 15 years of discussions, including four years of formal negotiations, UN member states finally agreed on the text for the treaty in March after a flurry of final, marathon talks. Scientists have increasingly come to realize the importance of oceans, which produce most of the oxygen we breathe, limit climate change by absorbing CO2, and host rich areas of biodiversity, often at the microscopic level.
Currently, only about one percent of the high seas are protected by any sort of conservation measures. The treaty, officially known as the treaty on"Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction" or BBNJ, also introduces requirements to carry out environmental impact studies for proposed activities to be carried out in international waters.
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