Prioritize contaminants of emerging concern in the High Seas Treaty · Caicai Xie and Xiaohui Liu
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The High Seas Treaty, also known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), entered into force in January 2026, establishing the first comprehensive legal framework for the high seas, which cover nearly two-thirds of the global ocean. To date, 86 countries have ratified the treaty (1), yet it only addresses chemical pollution in principle and lacks mandatory provisions for monitoring, risk management, and compliance with regards to microplastics, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) (2). …
摘自《科学》(Science)2026年10月15日,Caicai Xie and Xiaohui Liu。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。