Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 24
24
Deferred
Prioritise laying primary legislation for ratifying Global Ocean Treaty before next election.
Recommendation
The Government should prioritise the laying before Parliament of the primary legislation necessary for ratifying the Global Ocean Treaty before the next election. (Paragraph 75) Wider Climate Leadership
Government Response Summary
The government states the recommendation for ratification before the next election is 'no longer relevant/overtaken,' but reaffirms its commitment to ratifying the BBNJ Agreement and notes that work is ongoing on the necessary implementation measures.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
No longer relevant/Overtaken 28. The BBNJ Agreement is an important step toward coordinated global action to tackle the climate and nature crisis. The Agreement demonstrates the ongoing role of multilateral institutions in facing global challenges and cements the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the cornerstone of ocean governance. It will enable greater conservation of the two-thirds of the ocean that lies beyond national jurisdiction. It will support the delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework – that includes the target to effectively conserve and manage at least 30% of the ocean by 2030. 29. The Government is committed to ratification of the BBNJ Agreement, which is in line with our determination to reinvigorate the UK’s wider international leadership on climate and nature. Work is in hand on the measures needed to implement the detailed and complex provisions of the Agreement before the UK can ratify.