Prime Minister James Marape spoke on the Third United Nations Oceans Convention, held in Good, France. He joined different world leaders to debate the way to defend and handle the world’s oceans.
In his speech, Mr. Marape shared what PNG has achieved to guard the ocean.
He emphasised that PNG’s Structure requires the conservation and sustainable use of pure assets for future generations.
Key initiatives and progress shared by Mr. Marape embrace: PNG’s 2023–2027 Fourth Medium Time period Growth Plan prioritizes the setting, oceans, and local weather as central to its sustainable improvement technique.
The nation enacted the Protected Areas Act in 2024, aiming to guard 30% of its land and marine areas by 2030. PNG has established two main marine protected areas, Lovongai and Murat, which cowl over 17,000 sq. kilometers and are managed by communities.
Recognizing the necessity to steadiness financial advantages with defending biodiversity, the Worldwide Maritime Group (IMO) designated PNG’s waters as a Notably Delicate Sea Space in 2016.
In September 2024, PNG secured UN recognition of its maritime zone boundaries, which confirms its sovereignty as sea ranges rise. PNG has a Nationwide Oceans Coverage (2020–2030) and has created a Nationwide Oceans Workplace to coordinate marine governance beneath the UN Conference on the Regulation of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The nation has additionally applied new measures to fight unlawful fishing and is creating plans for a “blue economic system,” specializing in sustainable ocean-based financial actions.
Prime Minister Marape additionally introduced that PNG would signal the brand new UN settlement on biodiversity past nationwide borders (BBNJ Settlement) in the course of the convention.
He urged bigger nations to extend their efforts in preventing local weather change, stressing the significance of worldwide collaboration to guard oceans for future generations.
