On Monday 31 March, French President Emmanuel Macron presented eight objectives to be achieved at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), to be held in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June.
At an ‘SOS Ocean’ meeting in Paris to prepare for the UN conference in Nice, Mr Macron began by insisting on ratification of the High Seas Treaty. As of 31 March 2025, only 21 countries had ratified this treaty. “So there is still a great deal of work to be done over the next few weeks”,...