FSM Ambassador to the FSM Permanent Mission to the United Nations H.E. Jeem Lippwe emphasized the FSM’s position on stronger ocean protection at the Thirty-fourth Meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).“Ambassador Lippwe argued that while transitioning away from fossil fuels is crucial, it should not result in poorly regulated exploitation of marine areas, potentially causing a new form of pollution.
‘Replacing one form of harm to the marine environment with another is not a responsible approach to Ocean management,’ he said, citing Article 195 of the Convention which prohibits transforming one form of marine pollution into another.
‘the needs of the present generation must not come at the expense of future generations,” he emphasised.'”
