Morocco and Sierra Leone joined the list of states that ratify on Friday and became the 60th and 61st parties at the Pact.
The Convention, formally known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the preservation and sustainable use of the biological diversity of marine diversity of areas outside the national jurisdiction ((Bbnj -agreement), was hired by the UN member states in June 2023 after Almost two decades of negotiations.
A historical achievement
Secretary-General António Guterres Welcomed the development and called it one “Historical performance for the ocean and for multilateralism.“
“In two years, States have converted involvement into action – prove what is possible when Nations Unite for the public interest,He said in one rack.
“While we confront the triple planetary crisis of climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution, This agreement is a lifeline for the ocean and humanity.“
The pact also called the “Hoogzee Convention” mentioned two-thirds of the ocean area of the world that lies outside the national borders.
It establishes legally binding rules to maintain and use marine biodiversity of marine biodiversity, to share benefits from marine genetic sources, creating protected areas and strengthening scientific cooperation and capacity structure.
Based on our existence
A program environment (UNEP) Executive Director Inger Andersen also greeted the milestone.
‘Our ocean is the basis of our existence. Today we have taken an important step forward to save our ocean and save our future, “she said in one after On social media.
Protect the future of humanity
The BBNJ agreement builds on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, considered the ‘Constitution for the Oceans’.
As soon as the Hoogzee Convention comes into effect on January 17, 2026, it will offer a global framework to help achieve international biodiversity goals, including the promise to protect 30 percent of the land and sea areas by 2030 under the Kunming-Monteal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Mr Guterres insisted on all remaining UN Member States to connect the treaty without delay and called on partners to support her fast and complete implementation.
‘The health of the ocean is the health of humanity,“He said.
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