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由于深海采矿和海底拖网捕鱼的威胁不断增加，科学家认为需要签订一份新的国际协定，以约束深海开发。在一个研讨会上的发言者呼吁联合国制定一项新的有关深海保护的协定，弥补《联合国海洋法公约》的不足。
这个研讨会是美国科学促进协会在美国芝加哥举行的一年一度的会议。
国际自然保护联盟公海政策顾问克里斯蒂娜·耶勒说：“这次研讨会使科学家有机会向有权作出改变的人士表达对深海的不断增多的人类影响的关切，深海曾一度显得极为遥远。”
深海占海洋世界的三分之二，从深度约200米地方开始，包括主权国家管辖范围之内和之外的海洋。
然而，科学家在研讨会上指出：“迫在眉睫”的深海采矿和海底拖网捕鱼威胁了深海环境。
耶勒说，“我们呼吁新出台一项协定，弥补现有国际法的不足。现有海洋法并不包括国家管辖以外海域的生物多样性保护、海洋基因资源、能力开发和技术转让。”
A new international agreement is needed to police the exploitation of the deep ocean because of the rising threats of deep-sea mining and bottom trawling for fish, say scientists. Speakers at a symposium urged the UN to negotiate a new treaty for the deep ocean to supplement the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The symposium took place at the annual meeting of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) in Chicago, United States.
"This is an opportunity for scientists to voice their concerns about mounting human impacts on the once-remote deep ocean to those who have the power in their hands to make the changes," says Kristina Gjerde, high seas policy advisor for the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The deep sea makes up about two-thirds of the world’s oceans. It begins at a depth of around 200 meters, both within and beyond zones of national jurisdiction.
But "imminent" mining and bottom trawling for fish threaten deep-sea environments, said the scientists at the meeting.
"We're calling for a new treaty to sew the gaps in international law that don’t currently include biodiversity, conservation, marine genetic resources, capacity development and technology transfer for areas beyond national jurisdiction," says Gjerde.
(Source: www.enn.com/wildlife/article/47107)
这个研讨会是美国科学促进协会在美国芝加哥举行的一年一度的会议。
国际自然保护联盟公海政策顾问克里斯蒂娜·耶勒说：“这次研讨会使科学家有机会向有权作出改变的人士表达对深海的不断增多的人类影响的关切，深海曾一度显得极为遥远。”
深海占海洋世界的三分之二，从深度约200米地方开始，包括主权国家管辖范围之内和之外的海洋。
然而，科学家在研讨会上指出：“迫在眉睫”的深海采矿和海底拖网捕鱼威胁了深海环境。
耶勒说，“我们呼吁新出台一项协定，弥补现有国际法的不足。现有海洋法并不包括国家管辖以外海域的生物多样性保护、海洋基因资源、能力开发和技术转让。”
A new international agreement is needed to police the exploitation of the deep ocean because of the rising threats of deep-sea mining and bottom trawling for fish, say scientists. Speakers at a symposium urged the UN to negotiate a new treaty for the deep ocean to supplement the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The symposium took place at the annual meeting of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) in Chicago, United States.
"This is an opportunity for scientists to voice their concerns about mounting human impacts on the once-remote deep ocean to those who have the power in their hands to make the changes," says Kristina Gjerde, high seas policy advisor for the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The deep sea makes up about two-thirds of the world’s oceans. It begins at a depth of around 200 meters, both within and beyond zones of national jurisdiction.
But "imminent" mining and bottom trawling for fish threaten deep-sea environments, said the scientists at the meeting.
"We're calling for a new treaty to sew the gaps in international law that don’t currently include biodiversity, conservation, marine genetic resources, capacity development and technology transfer for areas beyond national jurisdiction," says Gjerde.
(Source: www.enn.com/wildlife/article/47107)