#Highseas
#Conservation: Game-changing #Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement international #ocean treaty comes into force for the planet's largest #ecosystem, the #HighSeas, its #health critical for addressing the climate crisis news.un.org/en/story/202... #SDG14 #SDG13 #SDG3 #oceans #BBNJ
Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force
Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, mark...
news.un.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🚨🌊 BBNJ has entered into force

From the perspective of the MeerWissen Initiative, BBNJ highlights the importance of:

🔹 Accessible, co-designed, and co-produced marine knowledge
🔹 Strong science–policy interfaces
🔹 Equitable participation of researchers worldwide

#BBNJ #HighSeas #MeerWissen
🌊 #BBNJ is LIVE! The UN High Seas Treaty - protecting biodiversity beyond borders - is now in force! Fair ocean use, climate action & research access for all: We’re supporting implementation via @iki-germany.bsky.social with pilot projects & global cooperation.

🌍https://livinghighseas.org/
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🌊 A new UN #HighSeas treaty (#BBNJ) enters into force TOMORROW!

The first int'l legal mechanism to facilitate marine protected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Discover how #ecocidelaw could strengthen treaties like this: www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The High Seas Treaty has entered into force!

A milestone—yes. But more importantly, a beginning.

Now what?

#BBNJ #HighSeas #OceanProtection
January 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Un nuovo trattato ONU sull’Alto Mare (#HighSeas), il #BBNJ, entra in vigore OGGI!
È il primo meccanismo giuridico internazionale che consente di istituire aree marine protette nelle zone al di là delle giurisdizioni nazionali.
Scopri di più:
www.stopecocide.earth/ocean-for-ec...

#StopEcocide
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
El BBNJ es una herramienta clave para que los Estados tomen acciones ante la triple crisis planetaria. Sin duda, hoy se da un paso histórico en la protección del derecho humano a un ambiente limpio, sano y sostenible.

#HighSeasTreaty #HighSeas #Ocean #HealthyEnvironment
January 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A landmark agreement to protect marine biodiversity on the #highseas becomes international law today, filling an ocean governance gap since the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was adopted >four decades ago — #bbnj #highseastreaty @pulitzercenter.org @theglobeandmail.com #bbnj
January 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
[8/8] Le traité ne supprime pas les règles existantes mais les coordonne. Son efficacité dépendra de la volonté politique des États à limiter réellement l’exploitation. Il transforme néanmoins la haute mer en espace gouverné, nouvelle étape du multilatéralisme environnemental. #HGGSP #BBNJ #highseas
C’est historique, le traité sur la protection des océans entre en vigueur ce samedi
Cet accord international est juridiquement contraignant et met en place des mesures inédites visant à protéger la biodiversité dans les zones maritimes internationales. Voici lesquelles.
www.latribune.fr
January 17, 2026 at 8:24 AM
[1/8] REVUE DE PRESSE - L’entrée en vigueur du traité BBNJ marque 1 tournant pour la gouvernance de la hte mer. Pour la 1ère fois, les espaces marins au-delà des juridictions nationales disposent d’un cadre juridique commun pour protéger la biodiversité et encadrer les usages. #HGGSP #BBNJ #highseas
Traité BBNJ sur la haute mer: «On peut espérer les premières aires marines protégées entre 2028 et 2030»
Ce traité sur la biodiversité au-delà des juridictions nationales (BBNJ en anglais) est désormais ratifié par 81 États et entre en vigueur ce samedi 17 janvier. Éclairage avec Julien Rochette, directe...
www.rfi.fr
January 17, 2026 at 8:24 AM
This is why we have committed 20 Mio EUR to start identifying first #HighSeas marine protected areas #MPAs together with partners in the global South through the #LivingHighSeas project: livinghighseas.org
@iki-germany.bsky.social @giz.de
Home - Living High Seas
Pioneering innovative high seas marine protected area action Living High Seas translates the Agreement on High Seas Biodiversity (BBNJ) into practical area-based management realities. At the core of t...
livinghighseas.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Today we are making history 🌊💪 After 25 years of discussion the #HighSeas Treaty #BBNJ comes into force today 🥳🐟🦑🐙 „The ship has reached the shore“ said IGC President Rena Lee when we all cheered at the 🇺🇳 in March 23. Now the ship will put to see again & start sailing. @umweltministerium.de
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Such an important moment for the 🌊🥳.
Doing our little share we started 2 years ago funding grantees to link their work within EEZ with potential highseas MPAs, e.g. @fundacionmarviva.bsky.social re Cocos Island in 🇨🇷 & Thermal Dome. @oceancecilia.bsky.social #OceanOptimism
🌊 A historic moment for the ocean.

The #HighSeasTreaty has officially entered into force, marking a new era in the protection of our shared ocean.

Learn how you can take action for the High Seas: https://highseasalliance.org/
January 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Ich hoffe so sehr, dass das neue Meeresschutzabkommen auch wirklich greift - es ist sooo nötig!
Befürchte aber dass das Abkommen verpufft.

Dazu habe ich heute gebloggt:
scilogs.spektrum.de/meertext/das...

#BBNJ #HighSeas #ProtectTheOceans
January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
💗 So wichtig sind solche Nachrichten, gerade in dieser Zeit! Es gibt sie noch, die internationale Zusammenarbeit. Füllen wir sie mit Leben! 🌊
#BBNJ #HighSeas #Multilateralism
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Excellent explainer on the entry into force of the BBNJ -or Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, a new UN Treaty to protect #marinelife🐋 in the #highseas🌊 and #deepseabed🪸

🦑 www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0bK...
An introduction to the BBNJ Agreement
YouTube video by UN DOALOS
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The High Seas Treaty is now in force — a historic first step to protect the ocean beyond borders & safeguard seabird habitat that spans the globe. Seabirds depend on healthy high seas just as we all depend on a thriving ocean 🌊 #highseas #mpas www.audubon.org/news/what-hi...
What the High Seas Treaty Means for Seabirds—and for All of Us
A new global pact to protect the open ocean.
www.audubon.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
🌊 On 17 Jan 2026 the #BBNJAgreement enters into force – bringing international law to the #HighSeas for the first time.

But how will #HighSeas protection be financed? Dr Angelique Pouponneau and Torsten Thiele unpack in our latest insight ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🔗 www.unsw.edu.au/news/2026/01...
January 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
So honored to be working with this incredible group of women! @planulara.bsky.social @gsstudios907.bsky.social @highseas-sculpture.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I would say the completely ill-informed, propagandized, "low-information" voters did vote for this (not withstanding probable Musk voter fraud), not knowing this is what they were voting for. Nobody voted for a secret police state, wars of aggression, extra-judicial killings on the highseas, etc.
January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Applications are OPEN for the 2026 High Seas Youth Ambassadors Program!

Ambassadors will work with Earth Echo & High Seas Alliance to design and lead campaigns advancing global ocean protection & ratification of the #HighSeasTreaty.

Apply now! www.bit.ly/HighSeas-Apply #60toGlobal #GenSea
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
⏳⚠️
High Seas Enforcement
.us / .ru
Discipline Tested
Pattern Repeats
Comments to America
"Action Without Follow-Through"
🚨 Enforcement Flashes ⚠️
📉 Consistency Fades 🪤
🧠 Lessons Learned 🔄
🎯 Bolder Gambles 💔
⌨️ Essay Online 📘

👉🏼 👉🏼 👉🏼 www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

#DistractionOrNot #HighSeas
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
[1/8] Harriet Barber raconte comment une flotte internationale de pêche au calmar exploite Mile 201, au large de l’Argentine, zone de haute mer sans gouvernance. L’article montre comment ce vide juridique alimente une surexploitation industrielle.
#geography #fisheries #EEZ #highseas
‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas
Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Applications are OPEN for the 2026 High Seas Youth Ambassadors Program!

Ambassadors will work with Earth Echo & High Seas Alliance to design and lead campaigns advancing global ocean protection & ratification of the #HighSeasTreaty.

Apply now! www.bit.ly/HighSeas-Apply #60toGlobal #GenSea
December 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM