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<p>My Department and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have
been closely involved in the negotiation of a new Implementing Agreement under the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable
use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction – the BBNJ
Agreement - as an important step forward in addressing the challenges that the ocean
faces. The UK is pressing for an ambitious Agreement to be concluded in 2020. It will
be a key mechanism in enabling the designation of at least 30 per cent of the global
ocean as Marine Protected Areas by 2030.</p>
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