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High Seas Treaty 2025
September 27 , 2025
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- The high seas treaty will become international law on January 17, 2026.
- Morocco became the 60th country to ratify the treaty.
- The treaty is officially called the agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
- It covers the high seas, which lie beyond countries’ exclusive economic zones of 200 nautical miles.
- The treaty allows the creation of marine protected areas in international waters.
- It sets rules for environmental impact assessments, marine genetic resource sharing, and capacity building.
- Only countries that ratify the treaty can vote in the conference of parties.
- As of now, 63 countries have ratified the treaty, exceeding the minimum required 60.
- The treaty was finalized in March 2023 and adopted in June 2023 by United Nations member states.
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