The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. With the increasing common challenges facing the international community, the call for improving global governance is getting louder.
Ocean governance is an integral part of global governance, and the United Nations plays an important role in the approach. Compared with other international organizations or multilateral mechanisms, the UN has higher authority, universality, and representativeness, with a greater voice in the field of international public opinion. It also carries a longer history and richer experience in participating in global governance.
It goes without saying that the legal system of global ocean governance has been gradually established and improved under the leadership of the UN.
At present, the UN is leading the intergovernmental negotiations on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. This negotiation involves many issues in the field of global marine resource development and environmental management, such as the allocation of marine genetic resources, environmental impact assessment, and high seas marine protected areas. These issues are not only the frontiers of ocean governance, but also an important agenda for global governance.
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