终于有了"公海条约"
Kirsten Grorud-Colvert1, Jenna Sullivan-Stack2
1Kirsten Grorud-Colvert is an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
概括
为了保护海洋生物多样性,联合国通过了"超越国家管辖范围的生物多样性协定"或"公海条约". 这项具有里程碑意义的条约在国际水域建立了海洋保护区,保护海洋生物和生态系统.
科学领域:
- 海洋生物学
- 国际环境法
- 海洋学
背景情况:
- 高海覆盖了地球一半以上的表面和三分之二的海洋,拥有丰富的生物多样性,包括巨型动物,深海珊瑚和海绵.
- 从历史上看,公海管理一直以航运,渔业和资源勘探等商业利益为主,导致海洋生态系统的保护不足.
- 经过20多年的谈判,达成了"公海条约",也被称为"联合国"国家管辖范围以外的生物多样性协议.
研究的目的:
- 建立在国家管辖范围之外的地区保护和可持续利用生物多样性的法律框架.
- 在公海中建立海洋保护区 (MPA),解决全球海洋保护的关键问题.
主要方法:
- 该条约是在联合国主持下进行的广泛国际谈判中制定的.
- 81个联合国成员国的批准表明了对该协议目标的广泛国际承诺.
主要成果:
- "公海条约"正式生效, 标志着海洋治理的一个重要里程碑.
- 该条约提供了在公海建立海洋保护区的机制,
结论:
- "公海条约"是国际海洋保护合作的历史性成就.
- 预计其实施将大大提高公海脆弱海洋生态系统和生物多样性的保护.
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