The High Seas Alliance, in collaboration with the Paris Peace Forum 2020, convened a high-level panel to discuss the new high seas treaty and the need for global ambition to move it past the finish line in 2021. The panel was moderated by former Costa Rican President and Founder of Ocean Unite, José Maria Figueres, with panel discussion amongst Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, European Commission), H.E. Rena Lee (President of the Intergovernmental Conference on BBNJ), Annick Girardin (Minister of Marine Affairs, France) and Sir Richard Branson (CEO Virgin).
Towards Blue Governance: Bringing the High Seas Treaty over the finish line
Date: 26th November 2020