Ocean treaty: Historic agreement

[weltweit]

Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks

Countries have reached a landmark agreement to help put 30% of the world's oceans into protection.

www.bbc.co.uk

It took 10 years in the making but now it should be possible to protect vast swathes of ocean from over fishing, mining and shipping.

This has to be a good thing for the planet, now we just have to see the countries enforcing it.

 

[krtek a houby]

Only 30 percent

 

[Bingoman]

Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks

Countries have reached a landmark agreement to help put 30% of the world's oceans into protection.

www.bbc.co.uk

It took 10 years in the making but now it should be possible to protect vast swathes of ocean from over fishing, mining and shipping.

This has to be a good thing for the planet, now we just have to see the countries enforcing it.

All I can say is good luck with trying to enforce it and who would be charge of protecting the oceans?

 

[weltweit]

All I can say is good luck with trying to enforce it and who would be charge of protecting the oceans?

I think the idea is that various countries take responsibility for sections of it.

 

[Bingoman]

I think the idea is that various countries take responsibility for sections of it.

Oh ok but how will they do that if some parts of the oceans dont come under any country boundaries like the Pacific which is the biggest ocean and hardly any countries in sections?

 

[weltweit]

Oh ok but how will they do that if some parts of the oceans dont come under any country boundaries like the Pacific which is the biggest ocean and hardly any countries in sections?

I don't know, cleverer people than me are responsible for this

 

[Bingoman]

I don't know, cleverer people than me are responsible for this

And me Iam only wondering g how it would work in practice ?

 

[weltweit]

And me Iam only wondering g how it would work in practice ?

I don't know there seems to be funding for protection activities and they say at least 40 countries are required to be signed up for the treaty to actually work.

Some of interest here:

What is the UN High Seas Treaty and why is it needed?

The first international agreement to protect the world's oceans for 40 years has been reached.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Flavour]

The full text of the treaty is not yet published as far as I can tell but there will be little surprise if it turns out there are no mechanisms for enforcing the treaty, that it's non-binding anyway, and that the US and China do not comply (and probs Japan too)