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UNOC3 at Nice: India on ocean action

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: UNOC3 at Nice: India on ocean action (GS3 · Environment, 10 June 2025)

What happened

  • At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, India backed swift ratification of the BBNJ Agreement and a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty [PIB].
  • India launched the SAHAV digital ocean data portal [PIB].

Background

  • UNOC3 was co-hosted by France and Costa Rica [PIB].

Why it matters

  • High-seas biodiversity has had no binding regime till BBNJ.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Environment

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-10): at the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, India backed swift ratification of the BBNJ Agreement and a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty.
  2. High-seas biodiversity has had no binding regime till BBNJ.
Quotable data point

At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, India backed swift ratification of the BBNJ Agreement and a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty.

PIB: India at UNOC3, 10 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: BBNJ, SDG 14.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

UNOC3 co-hosts

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerMontreal Protocol: Ozone Depletion, Vienna Convention, Kigali Amendment on HFCs and India’s Commitments (UPSC Notes + PYQs)ExplainerCITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Appendices I-III, How It Works in India and Issues (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: India at UNOC3, 10 Jun 2025

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