PM signs “High Sea” treaty BBNJ

PM signs “High Sea” treaty BBNJ

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has signed the Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) to protect the world oceans and rivers from the damage due to fragile marine environment by overfishing and other human activities.
The agreement was signed on Wednesday under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea at the Ground Floor, General assembly Building, Treaty Event area here, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen while briefing newsmen about the Prime Minister engagements on the sidelines of the 78th UNGA session.
The treaty gave consent to management and preservation of the genetic resources describing those as the common heritage.