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The first High Seas COP: from treaty text to marine protected areas

The BBNJ Agreement is in force and its first Conference of the Parties must meet before 17 January 2027. The first high seas protected areas will test whether it works.

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Ocean & EnvironmentHigh Seas Treaty (BBNJ)

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Global Policy Centre, "The first High Seas COP: from treaty text to marine protected areas", Génération Maastricht, 2 November 2026, https://generationmaastricht.org/research/first-high-seas-cop.