It asks the ocean treaty to be ratified since “The sea needs us to do our part”. It is the demand made by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the summit that is held these days in Nice and where it advanced that Europe It will contribute 40 million euros to the global ocean program.
«Today I ask everyone: please accelerate ratification. He ocean We need to play our role, ”said von der Leyen.
In this event, mention was made to the Treaty of the Oceans, adopted by the UN, which is responsible for regulating human activities on the high seas and allows protection through protected marine areas, among others. For its entry into force, 60 countries need to ratify it but for now those who have done so do not reach 20. But so far less than twenty have done it.
He asks to ratify oceans treaty: “The sea needs us to do our part”
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called on Monday, at the Summit of the Oceans of Nice (France), to ratify the treaty of the treaty of the Oceans (BBNJ, in English), adopted in 2023 and that only Spain has ratified the EU.
«Europe will contribute 40 million euros to the global ocean program. So today I ask everyone: please accelerate ratification. The ocean needs us to play our role, ”said Von der Leyen during the first panel of the Nice Summit, where he recalled that despite the fact that the treaty was agreed and adopted, “We are far from the 60 signatures for its ratification.”
The Treaty of the Oceans, adopted by the UN, regulates human activities on the high seas and allows protection through protected marine areas, among others. For its entry into force, 60 countries are needed to ratify it, but so far less than twenty have done it.
The president of the European Council, António Costa, recalled that since the EU they have ratified and support the treaty of the oceans – or high -seas – and “seven member states are already committed so that it can go into force.”
The president of the CE also announced that the first pilot version of a Tool -The Digital Twin Ocean (DTO)– which will allow “better to understand the ocean”, as it is a digital representation of the ocean body, and announced an initiative to observe the ocean.
«This will provide vital data to all who depend on the sea and contribute to make Europe a world leader in Oceanic Science, Technology and Security. For the sake of multilateralism, I ask all countries present here to join Europe in this mission, ”said the European leader.
«The ocean is much more than inspiration: it is life. It feeds us, refreshes and connects us with the world (…) Today we can celebrate the first results, and, at the same time, we must redouble our efforts because the ocean remains in crisis. Without action, we risk the future, ”said Von der Leyen in front of the more than fifty heads of state, presidents and prime ministers gathered in Nice at the opening of the summit.
For his part, the Portuguese minister spoke of the “triple planetary crisis for climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity, which is increasingly water.”
«Together, we must advance the great human causes of our century and we must change to follow the rhythm of change in the world. For the weather, by the ocean, by the planet. And for the future of our children, ”Costa apostilled.
Delegations from more than 100 countries and 40 international agencies, as well as the scientific community and environmental organizations celebrate the third Summit of UN Oceans (UNOC3) in Nice, which will run until Friday. EFE / ECOticias.com