At COP16 biodiversity summit, Canada pushes for high seas treaty to protect marine environments

As the COP16 biodiversity conference comes to a close, Canada and other countries are stressing the urgent need to ratify a legally binding treaty for high seas marine protected areas, aiming for enforcement by 2025.“In Canada, being bordered by three oceans, we know and understand the importance of ocean protection,” said Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault in a phone interview, adding that Canada’s commitment is visible in the government’s achievements since 2015.