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History-making in the High Seas

January 18, 2024
10:15–11:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

In 2023, the High Seas Treaty was signed into force, marking the end of more than a decade of multilateral negotiations. This agreement provides for the global governance of 95% of the ocean volume, addressing pollution, overfishing, climate change and biodiversity loss. What are the implications for business and government in this new compact and how can stakeholders collaborate to exercise...
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Speakers

NM
Niclas Mårtensson
Chief Executive Officer
Stena Line
SO
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer
United Nations Global Compact
SS
Sir Andrew Steer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bezos Earth Fund
PT
Peter Thomson
United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean
United Nations

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