United States, Sept. 1 -- The third round of negotiation to establish a new global treaty to oversee the management and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the high seas concluded in New York Friday - with delegates agreeing that more work needs to be done between now and March next year to bridge the gaps and find common 'landing zones' to operationalise the treaty.
President of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), Ambassador Rena Lee of Singapore has the difficult task of amalgamating all the positions and proposals with the help of the four facilitators to prepare a revised draft for the fourth IGC in March next year.
"I have heard the call for the early release of the revised text by October this year. But it is likely to be ...