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Lisbon, Portugal (AP) — The United Nations hopes that the conference, which begins on Monday, will give new momentum to its long-term efforts to find an international agreement on the protection of the world's oceans.
At the five-day United Nations Marine Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, senior officials and scientists from more than 120 countries gathered in the Atlantic port cities of Southwest Europe, and activists gathered internationally. I was disappointed that I couldn't come up with it. Rules that may guarantee the sustainability of the ocean.
There is no comprehensive legal framework to cover the high seas. The ocean covers about 70% of the earth's surface and provides food and livelihoods to billions of people. Some activists call them the largest unregulated areas on the planet.
The United Nations states that the ocean faces a "serious" threat from global warming, pollution, acidification and other problems. There are also no rules for potentially harmful deep sea mining.
According to the United Nations, the conference is not binding on signatories, but will adopt a declaration that it may help implement and promote the protection and conservation of the ocean and its resources. The declaration will be approved. On Friday.
However, an important new international agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, also known as the Convention on the High Seas, is still out of reach.
This treaty is being negotiated within the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the main international agreement governing human maritime activity.
However, after 10 years of negotiations, including the 4th round negotiations three months ago, the deal is not yet visible. The fifth round is scheduled for August in New York.
"The world's largest ecosystem ... is not yet protected and is dying as we see it," said activist group Ocean Rebellion prior to the Lisbon event.
Activists are planning demonstrations in Atlantic port cities during the event.
Despite the frustration, the United Nations says the conference is an "important opportunity to accelerate" towards the Convention on the High Seas.
This conference was also held at the last summit in Nairobi, Kenya in 2018, about what the government did to protect small island states with a marine-based economy. It is expected to reaffirm and build 62 commitments. For the fight against sustainable fishing and warm seas. A financing model for marine conservation is also on the agenda this year, devising innovative science-based solutions that have the potential to improve marine health.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, US Climate Envoy John Kerry, and French President Emmanuel Macron are present on several days of the event.
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