Did you know that only 1% of international waters are protected?
International waters represent around two-thirds of oceans and 43% of Earth’sSurface. The oceans alone represent 95% of Earth’s habitable space. And yet, only around 1% of international waters are protected today, through the figure of the Marine Protected Area (MPA). The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), passed in 1982,gives a loose definition of international waters (also known as high seas). High seas comprise “all parts of the sea that are not included in the exclusive economic zone, in the territorial sea or the internal waters of a State, or in the archipelagic waters of an archipelagic State” (Article 86). Source: Sara Gemeny Wilkinson, ShareAmerica. A lot of things happen in these waters. To sum it...