Another 19 countries have ratified the United Nations Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), also known as the High Seas Treaty.
The 19 countries signed the treaty, which relates to the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of marine biodiversity and areas, on the sidelines of the United Nations Ocean Conference held in Nice, France, from the 9th to the 13th of this month.
Additional countries that ratified the High Seas Treaty during UNOC:
With the ratification by these countries, the number of countries that have ratified the treaty so far has reached 50. Only 10 more countries are needed for the treaty to enter into force. The treaty, which is open for signature by all countries until September 20, 2025, will enter into force 120 days after the 60th country ratifies it.
An additional 20 countries signed the High Seas Treaty during UNOC. These countries are:
With the signing by these countries, the number of countries participating in the High Seas Treaty has now reached 136.
In 2015, the UN General Assembly decided to develop an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. Following that decision, between 2016 and 2023, the text of the legal instrument was drafted, and on June 19, 2023, the aforementioned legal instrument was adopted in the form of a treaty. That is the High Seas Treaty.
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