Brazil To Ratify High Seas Treaty By Year’s End, Lula Says

By Vitor Abdala

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated on Monday (Jun. 9) that Brazil will ratify the agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ), also known as the High Seas Treaty, by the end of this year. The announcement was made at the opening...