"The High Seas are full of life, from tiny plankton all the way up to the great whales that rely on them, Hubbard said in a statement. We're only just beginning to understand how important this vast, interconnected world is for the health of our entire planet, she said. Whether it's underwater mountains, deep-sea plains and trenches, the icy polar waters, or the open-ocean highways that migratory species travel, the High Seas are as vital as they are immense, she added."
"Coming into force on Saturday and officially known as the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), the treaty offers new protections to an area covering two-thirds of the world's oceans and as many as 10 million different species, many of which are still unidentified."
A landmark United Nations treaty protecting marine biodiversity in international waters will enter into force after 81 governments ratified it and 148 countries signed since its adoption in June 2023. Countries that fully ratified include Palau, Cuba, the Maldives, China, Germany, Japan, France and Brazil. Officially named the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), the treaty extends protections across more than two-thirds of the world's oceans. The treaty aims to protect up to 10 million marine species from threats including climate change, biodiversity loss, overfishing, deep-sea mining and pollution. The agreement enables new conservation measures for underwater mountains, deep-sea plains, trenches, polar waters and migratory routes.
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