The UN Just Voted to Designate 30% of International Waters as Sanctuaries by 2030The United Nations has voted to designate 30 percent of the wor...
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The United Nations has voted to designate 30 percent of the world’s oceans as protected areas by 2030. The High Seas Treaty was agreed to by member nations on Saturday evening at New York’s UN headquarters after ten days of talks. The treaty—which got its start ten years ago—threatened to unravel at the last minute because of fishing rights and funding issues.
The goal is to create marine sanctuaries in the high seas—international waters where all countries have a right to fish and do research—to allow species to recuperate. Only 1.2 percent of those waters are now protected. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said that 10 percent of marine species are at risk of extinction, mostly because of overfishing and climate change. Other groups are concerned about the potential for undersea mining and the unknown impact it might have on breeding grounds and habitats.
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