After almost two decades of negotiations, a historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations. This monumental win for ocean protection is a sign that multilateralism still works in an increasingly divided world. The text will now go through technical editing and translation before officially being adopted at another session.
The agreement of this Treaty keeps the 30×30 target – protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 – alive. It provides a pathway to creating fully or highly protected areas across the world’s oceans. There are still flaws in the text, and governments must ensure that the Treaty is put into practice in an effective and equitable way for it to be considered a truly ambitious Treaty.
The High Ambition Coalition, which includes the EU, US, and UK, and China were key players in brokering the deal. Both showed willingness to compromise in the final days of talks, and built coalitions instead of sowing division. Small Island States have shown leadership throughout the process, and the G77 group led the way in ensuring the Treaty can be put into practice in a fair and equitable way.
The fair sharing of monetary benefits from Marine Genetic Resources was a key sticking point. This was only resolved on the final day of talks. The section of the Treaty on Marine Protected Areas does away with broken consensus-based decision making which has failed to protect the oceans through existing regional bodies like the Antarctic Ocean Commission. While there are still major issues in the text, it is a workable Treaty that is a starting point for protecting 30% of the world’s oceans.
The agreement of this historic UN Ocean Treaty is a monumental win for ocean protection and an important sign that multilateralism still works in an increasingly divided world. It provides a pathway to creating fully or highly protected areas across the world’s oceans, and keeps the 30×30 target – protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 – alive. The High Ambition Coalition, Small Island States, and G77 group all played key roles in brokering the deal, showing willingness to compromise and build coalitions instead of sowing division.
The fair sharing of monetary benefits from Marine Genetic Resources was a key sticking point, but was resolved on the final day of talks. The section of the Treaty on Marine Protected Areas does away with broken consensus-based decision making which has failed to protect the oceans through existing regional bodies like the Antarctic Ocean Commission. While there are still major issues in the text, it is a workable Treaty that is a starting point for protecting 30% of the world’s oceans.
Now that this historic UN Ocean Treaty has been agreed upon, it is essential that countries ratify it as quickly as possible to bring it into force, and then deliver the fully protected ocean sanctuaries our planet needs. Over 5.5 million people signed a Greenpeace petition calling for a strong Treaty, and this is a victory for all of them. We must build on this momentum to see off new threats like deep sea mining and focus on putting protection in place.
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