Paris, May 27 -- The French Ambassador for the Ocean and French President's Special Envoy for the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, on Tuesday emphasised the urgent need to implement the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty to address the escalating challenges facing global oceans.

Speaking ahead of the UNOC3 summit scheduled for June 2025 in Nice, France, d'Arvor highlighted the critical role of Indo-Pacific nations as key stakeholders in the Blue Economy while also noting the dire consequences of a projected four-metre sea-level rise by 2100.

His remarks underscore the global imperative to prioritise ocean conservation amidst climate change, a sentiment echoed by diplomatic sources emp...