In June 2023, with extensive support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the United Nations adopted a treaty establishing a legal framework to create a network of high seas marine protected areas – the equivalent of international parks at sea – and put in place standards, guidelines and a consistent process for assessing the environmental impacts of new high seas activities.
To help ensure that the ocean continues to support thriving biodiversity, benefit humankind and maintain resilience against threats such as climate change and overfishing, Pew is partnering with governments, scientists, regional ocean management organizations and other key stakeholder groups to enable the rapid and effective implementation of the treaty once it enters into force. Pew’s focus in this collaborative effort is on establishing a path towards the creation of the first generation of high seas marine protected areas by 2030.
Protect High Seas
Did you know that only 1% of the high seas have legal protections? Learn more about safeguarding this vital international ecosystem with the marine protected areas tool from Pew.
Le nouveau traité sur la haute mer
Le 20 septembre 2023, les Nations unies ont ouvert à la signature et à la ratification leur nouvel accord sur la conservation et l’utilisation durable de la biodiversité marine des zones ne relevant d’aucune juridiction nationale en haute mer (connu sous le sigle anglais BBNJ, Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction), également connu sous le nom de traité de la haute mer.
With High Seas Treaty in Force, Ocean Life Gains New Hope
Starting today, the global community for the first time has a real opportunity to protect significant portions of the ocean. The high seas – the two-thirds of the ocean that lie outside national borders – teem with life and serve as migratory routes for sea turtles, whales, dolphins, sharks and manta rays. But these waters and the life within them are vulnerable to threats ranging from destructive fishing practices to seabed mining.
Protégez la Haute Mer
La haute mer, située au-delà de toute juridiction nationale, couvre plus de la moitié de la surface de notre planète.
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