BBNJ

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

The High Seas Treaty – formally the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) – entered into force on 17 January 2026, introducing, for the first time, a legally binding global framework to conserve…

19th January 2026

High Seas Treaty enters into force: what it means for fisheries and ocean industries

19th January 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

News that the global treaty to protect marine biodiversity – formally known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National…

23rd September 2025

High Seas Alliance: BBNJ agreement a ‘historic milestone’ for global ocean protection

23rd September 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

UK government is to introduce a landmark bill to protect two-thirds of the world’s ocean, marking a major step forward in global efforts to protect marine life and ecosystems beyond national borders.

11th September 2025

UK introduces BBNJ legislation to protect world’s oceans

11th September 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Ambassador Peter Thomson has announced the launch of a new report, the 30x30 Ocean Action Plan – a call to action for governments…

10th June 2025

UNOC3: 30×30 Ocean Action Plan launched to accelerate ocean protection

10th June 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

PK Srivastava, Advisor to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences said that India is all set to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, also called High Seas Treaty, in the…

27th August 2024

India set to sign High Seas Treaty

27th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A year since the High Seas Treaty to protect biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) was formally adopted by UN member states on 19 June 2023, the High Seas Alliance has started a one-year…

19th June 2024

Countdown to ratify the High Seas Treaty begins

19th June 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The United Nations’ agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), also known as the “High Seas Treaty” has been adopted by the European Council. With the decision, taken on 17 June 2024,…

18th June 2024

EU ready to ratify High Seas Treaty

18th June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Treaty of the High Seas was adopted by consensus and standing ovation during the United Nations meeting in New York on 19 June 2023. 

21st June 2023

Treaty of the High Seas adopted

21st June 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The new landmark agreement reached by UN members to protect the high seas in areas beyond national jurisdiction has been lauded by EU fishing sector representative body Europêche.

7th March 2023

European fishers welcome high seas treaty

7th March 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

After two decades of talks, United Nations’ member countries have agreed a treaty to protect the high seas that will ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas…

6th March 2023

UN gives ‘historic’ protection to high seas

6th March 2023