On Thursday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom, the Great Decisions discussion group will meet to discuss Chapter 7 in the 2024 booklet: “High Seas Treaty.” Following is a synopsis of the chapter as provided by the Foreign Policy Association, which produces the booklet:

High Seas Treaty by Foreign Policy Association editors

Areas of the seas beyond national jurisdiction comprise the high seas, which are facing a degradation of ecosystems due to climate change and the increase in human activities, such as shipping, overfishing, pollution, and deep-sea mining. The recently negotiated High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty, will attempt to address these issues. How difficult will it be to convince nations to participate?

Contact Fran Holmes at mfranholmes@gmail.com for more information and if you wish to be provided the Zoom link for this discussion.

NOTE: Great Decisions will not meet in October.

Fran Holmes, Great Decisions Coordinator