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RSSThe United Nations Environmental Assembly has adopted a resolution on “Strengthening Ocean efforts to tackle climate change, marine biodiversity loss and pollution” which was proposed by the European Union, its Member States and Costa Rica.
The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 6) will take place from 26 February to 1 March 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The High Seas Treaty, also known as the agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction or 'BBNJ', was signed in New York on 20 September, in the margins of the United Nations High Level Week.
Today, the European Commission presents its first-ever voluntary review on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Today, global negotiations concluded on the landmark Treaty of the High Seas to protect the ocean, tackle environmental degradation, fight climate change, and prevent biodiversity loss.
Today, at the Our Ocean Conference in Panama, the EU is confirming its strong engagement for international ocean governance by announcing 39 commitments for action for the year 2023. These actions will be funded by €816.5 million.
The United States of America has announced their intention to join the High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction.
On 10 December 2022, we mark the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), concluded at Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1982.
COP27 takes place from 6 to 18 November in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and online. You can register for, and participate in, over 130 events online.
The 5th Intergovernmental Conference negotiating the UN High Seas Biodiversity Treaty* suspended its session with significant progress made in almost all chapters, bringing the international community closer than ever to the Treaty it needs for protecting the ocean,