Some 30 heads of state from around the globe participated in the One Ocean summit in Brest, France on Friday, committing to do more to protect the world’s oceans from harm. Hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, ideas were presented for an international treaty to combat plastic pollution, protect the French Antarctic, and develop marine protected places on the high seas outside of any one country’s jurisdiction, among others.
“2022 will be a decisive year, we should take here, in Brest, clear and firm commitments (…) Europe has a key role to play," said Macron, who created the event to coordinate with other conferences throughout the year on the sea.
