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UN Secretary-General urges urgent global action to protect oceans, warns against ‘Wild West’ seabed mining
Summary
The United Nations Secretary‑General outlined four priorities for ocean protection — sustainable fishing, a 30% conservation target by 2030, a legally binding plastics treaty and caution on seabed mining — and answered reporters’ questions at a press conference.
The United Nations Secretary‑General urged swift, coordinated global action to protect the ocean at a press conference, listing four priorities including stronger enforcement against illegal fishing, conserving at least 30% of marine and coastal areas by 2030, pursuing a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution, and proceeding “with great caution” on deep‑sea mining.
The remarks came as the secretary‑general described the ocean as “the lifeblood of our planet,” responsible for about half of the oxygen produced globally and underpinning food security, jobs and trade. He warned that climate change, plastic pollution and illegal fishing are driving “troubling signs” that recovery may become impossible and said powerful interests are accelerating the threat.
The secretary‑general opened with the conference slogan, “Save the ocean to save…
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