Hasan calls for responsible, sustainable ocean management at Athens conference
Environment
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today (17 April) emphasised on the need for responsible and sustainable ocean management.
The minister made the call in a high-level panel of foreign ministers at the 9th Our Ocean Conference in Athens, reads a press release.
Hasan, who is also an environmentalist, pointed out the need for adopting a holistic approach to balance between sustainable management of ocean for environmental conservation and socioeconomic development of people living in the proximity of the ocean.
He highlighted the initiatives taken by Bangladesh, a country with long Maritime border and history, under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ensure sustainable ocean management and utilization of maritime resources to uplift people's socioeconomic condition.
Hasan also called upon the world community to ratify Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty and allocate fund for restoration of bio-diversity of the Oceans.
The foreign minister also reminded that various countries had promised about $10 billion for overall development of ecosystem and green shipping, but that has not yet been disbursed.
In this panel discussion, foreign ministers of Greece, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe also made intervention and made national commitments.
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