Willima, David (2025) How Africa can make 2025 its ‘super year’ for ocean governance.
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Active engagement on three initiatives could see Africa’s needs reflected in global ocean governance decisions. In 2022, global ocean governance took a major leap forward. That ‘super year’ included the World Trade Organization (WTO) ban on harmful fisheries subsidies, progress to secure agreement on the United Nations (UN) High Seas Treaty, the second UN Ocean Conference, and the adoption of ambitious ocean conservation targets. With its 38 coastal states, Africa could be a significant player in shaping these determined steps to better global ocean governance – but its current approach lacks consistency across issues and projects. This could change if African countries lend their weight to three key initiatives – making 2025 a ‘super year’ for the continent. These are the High Seas Treaty (Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction or BBNJ Treaty), deep-sea mining regulations, and the WTO fisheries subsidies agreement.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Africa, Ocean, Governance, Conservation, World Trade Organization (WTO), Fisheries Subsidies, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Marine Biodiversity, Mining, Coastal Communities, Marine Ecosystems |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2025 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2025 10:36 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/22495 |
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