In A Major Win For Turtles, The UN Has Agreed On A Treaty To Protect 30% Of The World’s Oceans

After almost two decades of talks, more than 100 United Nations member states have finally agreed on a treaty to protect the world’s oceans. The UN High Seas Treaty will bring 30 per cent of the world’s international waters under protection by 2030 — a pledge known as “30 by 30”, which was agreed by world governments at Cop15 in Montreal last December. It’s believed it will cover stuff like fishing restrictions, international shipping routes and rejigging deep sea mining, however, the level of protection hasn’t been decided on yet. The treaty will also look at how marine genetic resources

Ngozi OguguahBBCInternational Union for Conservation and NatureLaura Meller

1/8 : Governments @UN have just agreed on a Global Ocean Treaty!

This is huge – it’s the biggest conservation victory ever!

Here’s a on how we got here and what it means: pic.twitter.com/kHiv3DOIer

— Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) March 5, 2023

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