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UN High Seas Treaty
January 20 , 2026
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- The United Nations (UN) High Seas Treaty will officially come into force on 18 January 2026.
- The treaty is called the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).
- It aims to protect marine life in international waters, covering more than two-thirds of the world’s oceans and about 10 million species.
- 148 countries have signed the treaty since its adoption in June 2023; 81 countries have fully ratified it in their national laws.
- Countries that ratified include Palau, Cuba, the Maldives, China, Germany, Japan, France, and Brazil.
- The treaty sets binding rules for conservation, sustainable use, benefit-sharing, protected areas, and scientific research in the high seas.
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