New York, USA – Palau has become the first nation to officially ratify the UN Ocean Treaty on Monday by depositing its ratification with the United Nations, in a further sign of Pacific Small Island Developing States’ continuing leadership on ocean protection.
Laura Meller, Project Leader of Greenpeace’s Protect the Oceans campaign, said:
“As the first country to officially ratify the UN Ocean Treaty, Palau has jumped into the lead in the race to ratification. They’ve already shown leadership in opposing deep sea mining in…
