The United Nations Ocean Conference transferred the high sea treaty close to the global law as India vowed for obeisance and called for ocean protection India news
New Delhi: The United Nations Ocean Conference ended with a ‘high sea treaty’ close to the formation of a global law for the protection of life in international water through long -term protection of marine biodiversity in the high sea. A growing international call for precautionary stagnation on deep-C mining was one of the main attractions of the global meeting, concluded in Nice, France on Friday. During the conference, India, supporting a strong ‘Nice Ocean Action Plan’, urged the international community to finalize the ‘global plastic treaty’ and invest in science-based solutions to reverse the decline in ocean health. New Delhi also promised to confirm the ‘High Ciies Treaty’ soon and suggested a 10-point roadmap for the future, focusing on sustainable development and ocean rule. One of the main objectives of the five-day conference co-hosted by France and Costa Rica was to help apply to the high sea treaty of the landmark-the sequence of maritime biological diversity of regions beyond the National Court (BBNJ) Agreement in 2023 after 2023, the continuous use of marine biological diversity after 2023 in 2023. Its purpose is to address the growing biodiversity crisis for the ocean life outside the exclusive economic sector (EEZ). The law will be made 120 days after submitting the sixth instrument to scheduled the treaty. So far, 50 members have already presented their objective support, while 15 others including India and China have committed it to do it soon. Among the 50 countries, nineteen gathered their objective support during the third United Nations Conference on the Ocean in Nice. Although the US actively participated in the process, when the treaty was adopted in 2023, the country took a seat in Nice under President Donald Trump. Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh, who represented India at the conference, informed that the India was in the process of confirming the treaty and urged the global community to accelerate the obeisance of the BBNJ agreement. The 10-point roadmap for the future suggested by Singh includes the expansion of marine protected areas; Scale to the blue economy through permanent fisheries and marine trade; Reducing sea pollution through waste management and circular economy principles, and promoting offshore renewable energy. “With 37 countries, 37 countries are now supporting precautionary stagnation or lump sum ban, which is an optimistic sign of political will, to protect delicate ecosystems,”.
