United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Gutres on Monday told the representatives at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France: “The general is the last shared resource. But we are thwarting it.”
The United Nations boss quoted the fish stock, rising sea levels, sea acidication, plastic pollution, disastrous fishing and the discovery of mineral wealth on sea level as a significant threat in their comments.
The conference was held to confirm a treaty that would give nations the right to establish a protected maritime area in international water.
Beyond providing livelihood and a habitat for local communities, marine organisms and organisms, the oceans are absorbed about 30% in the world’s CO2 emissions.
The high sea treaty adopted in 2023 will allow countries legally to establish security for about two-thirds of the world’s oceans, where today are largely irregular.
Currently, only 8% of the world’s oceans have marine conservation designations, although it is estimated that only 1% can be considered really preserved.
Macron says that high sea treaty did a ‘deal’
To be effective, the high sea treaty must be confirmed by at least 60 countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that 50 countries had confirmed the treaty so far and another 15 formally promised, making it “a deal with a deal.”
The French Foreign Minister said that he expects implementation by the end of the year.
Macron announced that France would partially restrict bottom-trolling-half the fishing countries protected the maritime sector in a disastrous manner. But conservation groups exploded them not far away to protect French water.
Guterres: Mining can change the sea in ‘Wild West’
UNS Guterres started the conference by addressing a major threat to the world’s oceans-deepened mining.
Guterres warned the ocean floor about the dangers of “becoming wild waste”.
America, China and Russia, among others, are keen to take advantage of potential mineral funds below and below the sea level.
US President Donald Trump has moved aggressively on this front, rapidly tracking US exploration in international waters and threatened to take Greenland’s regional control to achieve its share of the Arctic rare Earth.
Macron is advocating for a stay on deep sea mining, called “for international requirement”.
“I think this hunter is madness to initiate economic action that will disrupt deep seeds, disrupt biodiversity, destroy it and leave icoverable carbon sinks,” he said.
Brazilian President Luiz Insio Lula Da Silva joined Macron, who criticized a “hunter race” among countries looking at the removal of important minerals on the sea floor.
No American delegation was present at the ocean conference
Therefore, the US has cut the search for climate and ocean projects under all international climate commitments and under President Trump.
Commenting on the fact that the US did not send a delegation to the conference, Macron of France said: “This is not surprising, we know the status of the US administration on thesis issues.”
“If they [the US] Do not confirm this, they are not bound by this, “said Rebecca Hubard, director of the High Case Alliance.
Hubard said, “It is important to take years, but it is important that we start now,” We say, “We won’t stop the absence of America from stopping.”
Small island nation calls big fish out
Ocean health investment from 2015 to 2019 was $ 10 billion (€ 8.8 billion). The United Nations estimates that investment to meet the protection coal requires $ 175 billion annually.
The United Nations has announced that it will introduce new schemes for new and various sources of various sources of capital to finance to restore ocean health by 2028.
Along with political and business leaders, ocean experts, conservationists and activists, the Nice conference was attended by representatives from several small island countries, who were facing sea, sea garbage and fish fish stock.
Although the conference will not produce a legally binding agreement, the people engaged in its implementation are moving forward.
Samoa, for one, this week, for example, announcing the construction of nine marine parks, protecting 30% of its water.
As big countries emphasized the price of protecting the oceans, the President of the President Tranel Whips Junior of Palau, called them out: “We say to you, if you are serious about protecting the sea, prove it.”
Edited by: ZAC Crellin
