Britain plans to ratify a significant high seas treaty by the end of 2025, following significant momentum at the UN oceans conference in Nice, France. With enough nations now on board, the treaty could be effective by January 2026. This treaty aims to establish marine protected areas in international waters, critical for safeguarding vulnerable marine species against threats like overfishing and climate change. Britain’s marine minister emphasized the urgency of this action to restore ocean health before it is too late.
Our oceans are dying. Without urgent action, they will be irreversibly destroyed. That is why the UK will introduce legislation by the end of the year to ratify the high seas treaty, a landmark in protecting marine life around the globe.
Britain said it would introduce a bill to enable ratification of the treaty by the end of 2025. It will provide the first legal mechanism for the creation of protected areas in the high seas.
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