To protect nature, Canada must ratify the High Seas Treaty

We border three large oceans that are filled with countless species that do not recognize the 200-mile limit between national and international waters. If we want to preserve these places and animals for future generations of Canadians, a high seas treaty is essential.

Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier signed the recent UN Treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, but the treaty has not yet been ratified, writes Susanna Fuller.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSANNA FULLER

November 4, 2024

Last week, in Cali, Colombia, thousands of people from around the world gathered to celebrate nature and the efforts that countries are making to protect it at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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