United Nations – The nations of the world will meet in France next month to address what the United Nations calls a global emergency that faces The oceans of the world While they face increasing temperatures, Plastic contamination Drowning marine life and incessant overexploitation of fish and other resources.
The third UN conference aims to join governments, scientists, companies and civil society to take measures and raise money to address these and others crisis in front of the oceans and the people who trust them for their survival.
The secretary general of the conference, Li Junhua, told reporters on Tuesday that he hopes that it is not another routine meeting, but “the fundamental opportunity” to accelerate the action and mobilize people in all sectors and worldwide.
The Conference, co -o’clock by France and Costa Rica, takes place in Nice in the French Riviera from June 7 to June 13. It is expected to gather more than 60 world leaders, dozens of ministers, about 4,000 government officials and 6,000 members of civil society, Li told The Associated Press.
The UN Ambassador of Costa Rica, Maritza Chan Valverde, said he accelerated the action to conserve and use the ocean in a sustainable way “means reducing the decision -making time from years to months” and involving all the 193 Member countries of the UN, more than 1,000 cities and more than 500 corporations simultaneously.
“What is different this time?” He said. “Zero rhetoric. Maximum results”.
Valverde said that participants have commitments for a total of $ 100 billion in new funds to address the crisis facing the oceans.
The UN ambassador of France, Jérôme Bonnafont, said that his country’s priorities for the conference include obtaining 60 ratifications for the Treaty to protect biodiversity In the high seas adopted in March 2023, so it enters into force. The mission of the treaty is to guarantee sustainable fishing, mobilize support to protect and conserve at least 30% of the ocean waters, combat plastic pollution, “accelerate the decarbonization” of maritime transport and mobilize financing.
The conference participants are expected to adopt a statement that says that the action does not advance enough to address the impact of “the triple planetary crisis of climate change, the loss of biodiversity and pollution.”
“We underline the central role of a healthy and resistant ocean to maintain life on Earth, guarantee global food security and support billions of lives,” says the final draft.
He supports new scientific research to face the challenges of climate change and improve the scientific understanding of the oceans. He does not address the problem of deep water mining because he could not reach a consensus, Li said.
The Trump administration said last week that it will consider selling leases to extract mineral deep water miningthat environmentalists oppose because they say that marine ecosystems could irrepate.
The declaration and voluntary commitments of governments and all sectors are expected to become the pleasant oceanic action plan.
