With the Blue Nations initiative, the two countries build momentum ahead of the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
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The BBNJ Treaty, which seeks to conserve marine resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction, was adopted on June 19, 2023. It would enter into force when 60 parties ratify it.Meanwhile, countries and civil society representatives are set to meet for a final summit later this year in Busan, South Korea, for a global treaty on plastic pollution. The said treaty, if adopted, could be the most significant climate deal since the 2015 Paris Agreement.
“The relationship between civilizations and the ocean is a profound and intimate relationship, with over half of our cities and municipalities lying within coastal areas, with seafood accounting at almost half of Filipinos’ animal protein intake dependent on the sea.”French Ambassador to Manila Marie Fontanel underscored the similarities of both nations when it came to their commitment to environmental protection and international law.
Fontanel recalled President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s address at the Shangri-La Dialogue “on the importance of confronting multilateralism and the Philippines’ efforts in building bridges on issues ranging from climate action to sustainable development or equitable global health coordination.
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