THREAD: The high seas represent 66% of our ocean, but only 1% is protected.
A high seas treaty would pave the way for much-needed marine protected areas in international waters.
A high seas treaty would pave the way for much-needed marine protected areas in international waters.
For most of the high seas, there’s currently no way to establish marine protected areas—just a patchwork of organizations that overlap and operate in silos.
That’s where the high seas treaty comes in.
If finalized by the UN, it would give the world a way to create and manage a network of marine protected areas—and conserve critical areas of our ocean.
If finalized by the UN, it would give the world a way to create and manage a network of marine protected areas—and conserve critical areas of our ocean.
We’ve identified 10 places with extreme conservation value—10 places that could form the first generation of high seas marine protected areas.
For a deeper dive on these 10 unparalleled places—and how the high seas treaty could make protection possible—please see our new report. https://pew.org/3aFs18z ">https://pew.org/3aFs18z&q...