Havana, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) commemorates the 2nd anniversary of the High Seas Treaty, to which Cuba is among the first ten signatory countries.

After many years of negotiations, the High Seas Treaty, protecting more than two-thirds of the ocean, almost 50 percent of the planet’s surface, came into effect on January 17, 2026, a special day in the international environmental law calendar, CITMA noted on its social media profiles.

It emphasized that President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez signed this historic Treaty in New York in September 2023, the year in which Cuba held the pro tempore presidency of the G77+China.

Cuba is among the first ten countries to sign the Agreement, showing its political commitment to protecting marine biodiversity beyond its jurisdiction and reaffirming the recognition that the oceans are the Heritage of Humanity, the text highlights.

The entry into force of the also known as the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) marks a turning point in global environmental governance.

The message explains that for the first time, a common regulation has been established to protect the most remote and least controlled ecosystems on the planet, where human impact grows year after year.

Two years after its adoption, the agreement already has 145 signatory states, and 81 countries are part of it.

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