{"id":13463,"date":"2024-11-11T17:44:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T22:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=13463"},"modified":"2024-11-11T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T22:44:04","slug":"turning-the-tide-commonwealths-bold-stand-for-our-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2024\/11\/11\/turning-the-tide-commonwealths-bold-stand-for-our-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning the Tide: Commonwealth\u2019s Bold Stand for Our Oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turning the Tide: Commonwealth\u2019s Bold Stand for Our Oceans<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ashley Evans<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff Writer<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-gettyimages ose-uid-92404c6ef69d93be6cd2c9d42b6440a9 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:723px; height:623px; max-height:623px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"GettyImages\"><a id=\"P1XTxVAwSxRyn5fLBgjT1Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/948613498\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:\"P1XTxVAwSxRyn5fLBgjT1Q\",sig:\"yc264c54uxHCWMCvrZjO0RYyTW8yDXOTT8Zk5MGrSqw=\",w:\"594px\",h:\"396px\",items:\"948613498\",caption: false ,tld:\"com\",is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof gie === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\t\tgie(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar iframe = document.querySelector('.ose-embedpress-responsive iframe');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif(iframe && !iframe.getAttribute('title')){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiframe.setAttribute('title', '')\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa marks a pivotal moment in ocean conservation efforts with the adoption of the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration. This landmark agreement, endorsed by all 56 member states, according\u00a0to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/commonwealth-nations-adopt-1st-ocean-declaration-former-british-115173285\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Commonwealth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> establishes a framework for protecting the ocean from threats like climate change, pollution, and over-exploitation, setting a powerful precedent for international environmental policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The declaration is critical for small island nations within the Commonwealth, many of which face existential threats due to rising sea levels. \u201cMore than half the Commonwealth members are small countries like Samoa, many face significant, some even existential, threats from rising seas,\u201d explains outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/world-news\/commonwealth-countries-adopt-first-ocean-declaration\/articleshow\/114632711.cms#google_vignette\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Economic Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reports. This declaration represents a collective stand by the Commonwealth to protect the ocean and secure these nations&#8217; maritime boundaries in the face of climate change-induced land loss. This measure is designed to ensure that island nations like Tuvalu can maintain economic rights to their maritime zones, even if their land is submerged. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/commonwealth-leaders-say-sinking-nations-should-keep-their-maritime-boundaries-2024-10-26\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reports that &#8220;in a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed&#8230;that a nation&#8217;s maritime boundaries should remain fixed even if climate change causes small island states to be submerged.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the declaration&#8217;s ambitious goals is the protection of 30 percent of the ocean and the restoration of 30 percent of degraded marine ecosystems by 2030. This aligns with the global \u201c30 by 30\u201d conservation target established at the UN COP16 biodiversity conference. Although only 8.3 percent of the world\u2019s marine areas are currently protected, Commonwealth leaders see these discussions as crucial for reaching conservation goals, with Angeli Mehta of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/land-use-biodiversity\/commonwealth-nations-meet-samoa-they-see-what-is-stake-cop16-talks-protect-2024-10-20\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> noting that it is \u201clike pulling a huge snowball up a mountain in the sun.\u201d Mehta\u2019s coverage emphasized the urgency felt by Commonwealth leaders, who aim to push forward both the \u201c30 by 30\u201d target and broader ocean protections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the summit, leaders underscored the need to address harmful fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, which threatens marine ecosystems and exacerbates carbon emissions. National Geographic\u2019s Pristine Seas initiative director Enric Sala comments that \u201cprotecting the carbon-rich sea floor of the Commonwealth from the most destructive fishing practices could avoid over 120 million tons of CO2 every year,\u201d Mehta reports in Reuters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The declaration further commits to the urgent completion of the Global Plastics Treaty, a UN-led initiative to tackle marine pollution. The treaty, still in development, has strong backing from Commonwealth nations, many of whom suffer the direct effects of oceanic plastic waste. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanographicmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-nations-adopt-crucial-ocean-declaration-in-samoa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oceanographic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> explains that the declaration also calls for \u201cratifying the high-seas biodiversity treaty, developing coastal climate adaptation plans, and strengthening support for sustainable blue economies.\u201d This multifaceted approach is designed to address both immediate and long-term challenges facing Commonwealth nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to environmental goals, discussions at CHOGM also touched on issues of historical accountability. Throughout the summit, several former British colonies called for reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade. Although British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stopped short of endorsing financial reparations, King Charles III acknowledged the painful legacy, stating, \u201cHistory couldn&#8217;t be changed but&#8230;the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate,\u201d according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/commonwealth-nations-adopt-1st-ocean-declaration-former-british-115173285\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ABC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The declaration builds on the Commonwealth Blue Charter, adopted in 2018, which established Action Groups to spearhead initiatives on marine protection, climate change, and sustainable economies. These Action Groups are now tasked with implementing the goals outlined in the Apia Declaration, the Economic Times explained. Commonwealth leaders, in a joint statement, emphasized that the declaration paves the way for \u201crobust, ambitious, innovative, and transformative action\u201d that will build on both national and collective efforts to protect the ocean. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata\u2019afa of Samoa emphasized the urgency of the declaration, remarking, \u201cIt\u2019s fitting that our first ocean declaration is adopted in the Blue Pacific continent given climate change has been recognized as the single greatest threat to the security and well-being of our people,\u201d Oceanographic reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Commonwealth countries, especially those most vulnerable to climate impacts, the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration represents a crucial step forward. \u201cThe Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration must be a line in the sand from which the world collectively transforms ocean exploitation into protection and sustainable stewardship,\u201d Mata\u2019afa added, reports The Commonwealth. The declaration will now serve as a blueprint for future international discussions, including COP29 in Azerbaijan and the UN Ocean Conference next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration, as described by Rob Hutchins in Oceanographic, \u201csets a new standard\u201d for international environmental cooperation, reflecting a commitment by one-third of the world\u2019s population to sustainable ocean stewardship. While significant work remains to translate these commitments into tangible outcomes, the declaration signals a shift toward a more unified and action-oriented approach to ocean conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa marks a pivotal moment in ocean conservation efforts with the adoption of the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration. 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