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Africa: With 2030 Looming, Ocean Leaders Warn Time Is Running Out for 30x30: [allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- A significant challenge for the conservation sector is the 30x30 goal to protect 30% of the planet's oceans by 2030. It heavily depends on the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ agreement), which is the first legally binding agreement to establish Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the open seas.… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT8Xf2 #OceanConservation #30x30 #MarineProtectedAreas #HighSeasTreaty #Sustainability
Show threadJon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy InsiderJun 5
3/ Jan. 17, 2026: The High Seas Treaty entered into force. Nearly half the planet’s surface now has a legally binding conservation framework for the first time in history. Two decades of negotiations. One new era. 🌍🛡️ #HighSeasTreaty #BBNJ #WorldOceanDay
IwpostApr 19
How ‘ocean peacebuilding’ can help calm global conflicts. #Conflict #Globalcommons #HighSeasTreaty #Oceans #WaronClimate
https://iwpost.com/how-ocean-peacebuilding-can-help-calm-global-conflicts/?fsp_sid=6585
How ‘ocean peacebuilding’ can help calm global conflicts

Marine scientific cooperation, sustainable resource management and conservation can help prevent conflict and foster trust among nations.

IwPost
𝕯𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖑™Jan 30

🌍 The High Seas Treaty is now law, turning the ocean beyond borders from an extraction zone into a governed commons. Protection, impact assessments, benefit sharing, accountability. Late, fragile, necessary. Multilateralism still works when survival demands it.

Who will actually stop violations, with what assets, and under whose authority?

https://highseasalliance.org/2026/01/16/historic-high-seas-treaty-enters-into-force-launching-a-new-era-of-global-ocean-governance/ #highseastreaty

DragofixJan 24

Things to know about the High Seas Treaty as it takes effect https://phys.org/news/2026-01-high-seas-treaty-effect.html

#ocean #sea #HighSeasTreaty #environment

Things to know about the High Seas Treaty as it takes effect

The world's first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect Saturday, marking a historic moment for ocean conservation after nearly two decades of negotiations.

Phys.org
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jan 19
World’s First Treaty to Protect the #HighSeas Becomes #Law
Over two decades after negotiations began, the #HighSeasTreaty is designed to protect #biodiversity in international waters by enabling #conservation zones.
In September, Morocco became the 60th country to ratify the High Seas Treaty, triggering a 120-day countdown for it to become international law. There are now 83 countries that have ratified it, though the United States has not.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/climate/high-seas-treaty-law.html
https://archive.ph/etvtW
World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law

Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones.

The New York Times
Show threadearthlingJan 18

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-18/high-seas-treaty-marine-protection-in-effect/106241974

#oceans
#HighSeasTreaty
#BBNJ

World's first legally binding treaty to protect oceans and marine life takes effect

The High Seas Treaty will govern about two-thirds of the planet's oceans including vast areas beyond any country's borders.

ABC News
DysJan 17

#DailyGoodNews 17/01/2026

A win today for the #ocean and all the #wildlife therein!

Today the #HighSeasTreaty goes into effect. Ratified by 83 nations, the treaty is built around four principles protecting the preservation of international waters. Existing laws covered national jurisdictions, but this Treaty provides frameworks to establish protected areas and mandate #environmental impact assessments in international waters.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166762

#biodiversity #environment

Kate Jan 17
The High Seas Treaty Enters into Force https://seaturtles.org/the-high-seas-treaty-enters-into-force/ 🌊 #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #HighSeasTreaty #Conservation
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)Jan 17

Major political geography event: #BBNJ aka "#HighSeasTreaty" takes effect today, meaning new laws governing environmental protection in intl. waters are now binding on 81 countries that have so far ratified it, including #Brazil, #China, #Japan, #France, #Germany.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166762

#geography #oceans #maritime #lawofthesea #internationalwaters #geopolitics @geography @geopolitics #worldpolitics #internationallaw

Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force

Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, marking a major step forward in efforts to ensure the health of ocean ecosystems for decades to come.

UN News