UN Ocean Forum to Discuss Livelihoods of Millions Who Depend on Fisheries

UN Ocean Forum to Discuss Livelihoods of Millions Who Depend on Fisheries

By Caribbean Business Report The 5th United Nations Ocean Forum on trade-related aspects of Sustainable Development Goal #14 is taking place online. The ocean is essential to all life. It sustains biodiversity, regulates the climate and generates oxygen while supporting food security, creating jobs and driving global trade.    But climate change, overfishing and pollution […]

Saint Lucia Ratifies BBNJ Agreement

Saint Lucia Ratifies BBNJ Agreement

Another CARICOM Member State has ratified the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). Saint Lucia deposited its Instruments of Ratification on 26 November 2024, joining Belize and Barbados in ratifying the BBNJ […]