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The 12-point “Peace Declaration” includes a call to ratify the Treaty on the Protection of the High Seas, adopted in 2023 by over 70 countries. The treaty aims to protect waters located far from their exclusive economic zones, extending approximately 370 kilometers from their coasts.
Over 26 countries recently signed a “Declaration of Peace with the Ocean” in Costa Rica at the “Immersed in Change” forum, marking a significant step towards environmental stewardship.
The declaration comes a year ahead of the United Nations Conference on Oceans in France, as reported by the Al Anba newspaper.
Among the prominent signatories of the declaration are Germany, Spain, Sweden, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Israel, South Korea, Costa Rica, and France. These countries will all participate in organizing the United Nations meeting scheduled to be held in Nice (southeast).
At the conclusion of the two-day discussions, the 50 participating countries in the forum called for measures to protect the oceans.
The signed document stated, “We are committed to scaling up transformative ocean-related actions to support nature-positive economies, based on the best available science, scientific information, traditional knowledge, and innovation.”
Arnoldo Andre, the Costa Rican Foreign Minister, emphasized, “The ocean can no longer tolerate our mistreatment and indifference. We decided in Costa Rica that it was time to declare peace.”
United Nations official Li Junhua highlighted at the forum’s opening, “Protecting the ocean and ensuring sustainable use of marine resources is not just a possibility but an inevitable necessity.”
The 12-point “Peace Declaration” includes a call to ratify the Treaty on the Protection of the High Seas, adopted in 2023 by over 70 countries. The treaty aims to protect waters located far from their exclusive economic zones, extending approximately 370 kilometers from their coasts.
